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1、2009-.txt-,-(2009?-Cloze Most young people enjoy physical activities, walking, cycling, football, or mountaineering. These who have a passion 61 climbing high and difficult mountains are often 62 with astonishment. Why are men and women 63 to suffer cold and hardship, and to 64 on high mountains? Th

2、is astonishment is caused, probably, by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activities 65 which men give their leisure. There are no man-made rules, as there are for 66 games as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of different kinds which it would be dangerous to 67 ,

3、 but it is this freedom from man-made rules 68 makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own 69 . If we 70 mountaineering with other more familiar sports, we might think that one big difference is 71 mountaineering is not a team work. However, it

4、 is only our misunderstanding. There are, in fact, no matches 72 teams of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may 73 , obviously, there is teamwork. A mountain climber knows that he may have to fight with natural 74 that are stronger and more powerful

5、 than man. His sport requires high mental and 75 . qualities. A mountain climber 76 to improve on skill year after year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty, and most international tennis champions 77 in their early twenties. But it is not 78 for men of fifty or sixty to climb the

6、 highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more 79 than younger men, but they probably climb with more skill and less 80 of effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment:61. A for B in C to D of62. A looked up to B looked forward C looked into D looked upon63. A 1 willing B reluctant C un

7、willing D probable64. A take pains B run risk C take a risk D make efforts65. A to B with C for D towards66. A so B various C different D such67. A apply B worry C ignore D notice68. A which B that C how D why69. A methods B forms C rules D activities70. A correlate B relate C compare D contrast71.

8、A for B what C which D that72. A within B from C beyond D between73. A exist B go C depend D confide74. A strength B storms C powers D forces75. A physician B physical C physiological D psychological76. A tries B continues C wants D decides77. A will be B appear C are D is78. A unusual B normal C co

9、mmon D strange79. A strength B efforts C energy D time80. A shortage B lack C rubbish D waste61. A62. D63. A64. C65. A66. D67. C68. B69. A70. D71. D72. D73. C74. D75. B76. B77. C78. A79. D80. DPart III ClozeWhen two hands meet, we pass on something of ourselves. After 61 to Mark Twain, Helenwho was

10、both deaf and blind commented, I can feel the twinkle of his eye 62 his handshake. In some indefinable way, Twain had 63 his charm to Keller.And thats probably been true of the handshake all the 64 back to its earliest days, 65 no one can tell its actual 66 . A common explanation is that 67 early ma

11、n encountered a stranger, he 68 out his hand to show he had no weapon. From this, supposedly, 69 the handshake.Not so, says historian Brian Burke. He believes, the handshake 70 putting your blood behind your breath. He explains that ancient people 71 the spoken word alone, and they used the handclas

12、p to signify that their 72 was backed up by the 73 of their hearti.e., their blood. 74 , the handshake suggested trust.That 75 of trust has survived to this day. People in business often 76 agreements simply by declaring, Lets shake 77 it.Perhaps the most 78 handshake took place on July 17,1975, dur

13、ing the Apollo Soyuz get together in space. After the two crafts came together, American astronaut Thomas Stafford 79 the extended hand of Soviet cosmonaut Alexey Leonov. The 80 to the world was one of friendship and peace.61. A. introducing B. introduced C. being introduced D. having introduced62.

14、A. in B. of C. with D. over63. A. communicated B. converted C. shifted D. suggested64. A. trace B. way C. time D. period65. A. and B. even C. so D. though66. A. history B. date C. beginning D. development67. A. before B. while C. since D. when68. A. got B. held C. gave D. turned69. A. appeared B. ch

15、anged C. evolved D. produced70. A. implied B. interpreted C. informed D. revealed71. A. disapproved B. disregarded C. disagreed D. distrusted72. A. promise B. mind C. conversation D. behavior73. A. capacity B. energy C. force D. power74. A. However B. Thus C. Moreover D. Anyway74. A. attempt B. caus

16、e C. meaning D. reason76. A. compliment B. comply C. conform D. conclude77. A. on B. by C. at D. to78. A. convincing B. expensive C. powerful D. reliable79. A. clapped B. grasped C. received D. pulled80. A. symbol B. news C. message D. information61. C62. A63. A64. B65. D66. C67. D68. B69. C70. A71.

17、 D72. A73. D74. B75. C76. B77. A78. D79. B80. CCloze For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines. a never-ending flood of words. In 61 a job or a

18、dvancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend 62 can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are 63 readers. Most of us develop poor reading 64 at an early age, and never get over them. The main deficiency 65 in the actual stuff of language

19、itself - words. Taken individually, words have 66 meaning until they are strung together into phrases, sentences and paragraphs 67 , however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing to 68 words or passages. Regression, the tendenc

20、y to look back over 69 you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading. Another habit which 70 down the speed of reading is vocalization-sounding each word either orally or mentally as 71 reads. To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called an 72 , which moves a bar (or

21、 curtain) down the page at a predetermined speed. The bar is set at a slightly faster rate 73 the reader finds comfortable, in order to stretch him. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast. 74 word-by-word reading, regression and sub vocalization practically impossible. At first 75 is sacrifi

22、ced for speed. But when you learn to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster, 76 your comprehension will improve. Many people have found 77 reading skill drastically improved after some training. 78 Charlie Au, a business manager, for instance, his reading rate was a reasonably good 1

23、72 words a minute 79 the training, now it is an excellent 1,378 words a minute. He is delighted that how he can 80 a lot more reading material in a short period of time. 61. A. applying B. doing C. offering D. getting 62. A. quickly B. easily C. roughly D. decidedly 63. A. good B. curious C. poor D.

24、 urgent 64. A. training B. habits C. situations D. custom 65. A. lies B. combines C. touches D. involves 66. A. some B. a lot C. little D. dull 67. A. Fortunately B. In fact C. Logically D. Unfortunately 68. A. reuse B. reread C. rewrite D. recite 69. A. what B. which C. that D. if 70. A. scales B.

25、cuts C. slows D. measures 71. A. some one B. one C. he D. reader 72. A. accelerator B. actor C. amplifier D. observer 73. A. then B. as B. beyond C. beyond D. than 74. A. enabling B. leading C. making D. indicating 75. A. meaning B. comprehension C. gist D. regression 76. A. but B. nor C. or D. for

26、77. A. our B. your C. their D. such a 78. A. Look at B. Take C. Make D. Consider 79. A. for B. in C. after D. before 80. A. master B. go over C. present D. get through 61. D62. A63. C64. B65. A66. C67. D68. B69. A70. C71. B72. A73. D74. C75. B76. A77. C78. B79. DS80. DCloze To many people who live h

27、ere and to the millions who visit each year, San Francisco is a jewel of American cities for its beauty, culture and quirkiness. For 61 different reasons, a 62 number of homeless people also find it 63 . 64 , San Francisco may be the best haven in America for the 65 . The weather is consistently 66

28、. City welfare 67 are larger than 68 available in most 69 places - by more than $100 a month 70 - and have no 71 time. 72 , as one of the nations last bastions of liberalism, San Francisco offers an 73 wide array of 74 services but the poor 75 public and private programs that help with 76 medical ne

29、eds, child care, job training and substance abuse treatment. Were 77 , Mayor Willie L. Brown said in a recent interview.But all the efforts here to address the 78 of homelessness, people who work with San Franciscos poor say their programs cannot be stretched to cover the number of people who need t

30、hem. The experts 79 that the citys long history of tolerance, individual benefits of $345 a month and support programs serve as a magnet for homeless people at a time when the city cannot meet the 80 for affordable housing and housing costs over all have become the highest of any city in the country

31、. 61. A. entirely B. wholly C. completely D. integrate 62. A. rising B. raising C. risen D. raised 63. A. cultural B. beautiful C. ideal D. quirky 64. A. In some cases B. In many respects C. In many ways D. In many cases 65. A. old B. rich C. poor D. wholeness66. A. warm B. tine C. soft D. mild 67.

32、A. benefits B. profits C. advantages D. goodness 68. A. the B. those C. that D. this 69. A. else B. any C. other D. some 70. A. in some aspect B. in some cases C. in some case D. in some aspects 71. A. cutup B. cutaway C. cutoff D. cutout 72. A. Furthermore B. Further C. Farther D. Farthermost 73. A

33、. accidentally B. occasionally C. usually D. unusually74. A. occasional B. certain C. some D. free75. A. through B. beyond C. on D. by76. A .room B. home C. house D. housing77. A. human B. humanistic C. humanly D. humanely78. A. complexities B. complications C. compound D. intricacy79. A .argue B. d

34、ebate C. contend D. quarrel80. A. end B. acquirement C. demand D. requirement 61. A62. A63. C64. B65. D66. D67. A68. B69. C70. D71. C72. B73. D74. D75. A76. D77. B78. A79. C80. CCloze Business and government leaders consider the inflation () rate to be an important general indicator. Inflation is a

35、period of increased 61 that cause rapid rises in prices. 62 your money buys fewer goods so that you get 63 for the same amount of money as before, inflation is the problem. There is a general rise 64 the price of goods and services. Your money buys less. Sometimes people describe inflation as a(n) 6

36、5 when a dollar is not worth a dollar anymore. Inflation is a problem for all consumers. People who live on a fixed income are hurt the 66 . Retired people, for instance, cannot 67 on an increase in income as prices rise. Elderly people who do not work face serious problems in stretching their incom

37、es to 68 their needs in time of inflation. Retirement income 69 any fixed income usually does not rise as fast as prices. Many retired people must cut their spending to 70 rising prices. In many cases they must stop 71 some necessary items, such as food and clothing. Even 72 working people whose inc

38、omes are going up, inflation can be a problem. The 73 of living goes up, too. People who work must have even more money to keep up their standard of living. Just buying the things they need costs more. When incomes do not keep 74 with rising prices, the standard of living goes down. People may be ea

39、rning the same amount of money, but they are not living 75 because they are not able to buy as many goods and services. Government units gather information about prices in our economy and publish it as price indexes 76 the rate of change can be determined. A price index measures changes in prices us

40、ing the price for a 77 year as the base. The base price is set 78 100, and the other prices are reported as a 79 of the base price. A price index makes 80 possible to compare current prices of typical consumer goods, for example, with prices of the same goods in previous years.61. A. spendingB. dema

41、ndingC. consumingD. saving62. A. BecauseB. WhileC. SinceD. When63. A. muchB. littleC. moreD. less64. A. inB. onC. atD. to65. A. chanceB. timeC. momentD. occasion66. A. bestB. leastC. mostD. worst67. A. relyB. restC. dependD. count68. A. meetB. obtainC. careD. acquire69. A. orB. AndC. excludingD. inc

42、luding70. A. live up toB. catch up onC. put up withD. keep up with71. A. to buyB. buyingC. having boughtD. from buying72. A. forB. toC. ofD. if73. A. priceB. levelC. costD. standard74. A. raceB. paceC. speedD. step75. A. as usualB. as wellC. as beforeD. as such76. A. in whichB. from whichC. of which

43、D. by which77. A. lastB. givenC. fixedD. define78. A. onB. byC. atD. against79. A. portionB. percentageC. proportionD. fraction80. A. itB. usC. oneD. You61. A62. D63. D64. A65. B66. C67. D68. A69. A70. D71. B72. A73. C74. B75. B76. B77. B78. C79. B80. ACloze In every cultivated language there are tw

44、o great classes of words which, taken together, comprises the whole vocabulary. First, there are those words 61 which we become acquainted in daily conversation, which we 62 , that is to say, from the 63 of our own family and from our familiar associates, and 64 we should know and use 65 we could no

45、t read or write. They 66 the common things of life, and are the stock in trade of all who 67 the language. Such words may be called popular, since they belong to the people 68 and are not the exclusive 69 of a limited class. On the other hand, our language 70 a multitude of words which are comparati

46、vely 71 used in ordinary conversation. Their meanings are known to every educated person, but there is little 72 to use them at home or in the market-place. Our 73 acquaintance with them comes not from our mothers 74 or from the talk of our school-mates, 75 from books that we read, lectures that we 76 , or the more 77 conversation of highly educated speakers who are discussing .some particular 78 in style appropriately elev