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词汇与阅读训练491._ that my back doesnt pain no more, I decide to go back to work in the office.A. ForB. NowC. SinceD. Despite92.If the TV had not been stolen yesterday, we _ it now.A. would watchB. would watchedC. would have watchedD. would have been watching93.If only the committee _ the proposal and put them into effect as soon as possible.A. acceptB. have acceptedC. acceptedD. should accept94.Not until my mother told me the sad news last night _ that our neighbor Dr, Li was killed in an accident the week before.A. I knewB. I had knownC. did I knowD. did I knew95. _ most women of her time, she was indeed very fortunate.A. Comparing withB. Comparing toC. Compared toD. Compare to96Only after I had known him for some time _ to appreciate (理解) his real worth.A) I had begunC) did I beginB) I beganD) had I begun97_, he would have signed his name in the corner.A) If he painted that pictureC)If he paints that pictureB)If he had painted that pictureD)If he would have painted that picture98.Im very sorry, but the storm _ going to see you the other day.A)encouraged me toC)prevented me fromB)delayed me toD)kept me to99.The reason why I plan to go to college is _ if I dont.A) that my parents will be disappointedB) because my parents will disappointC) because my parent will have been disappointedD) that because my parents will be disappointed100.The nightclub has put on many shows, _ is the present one.A) which of the most amazingB) the most amazing of whichC) of the most amazing whichD) which the most amazing of101.Anderson is a noted business and management writer who _ regularly to The Times.A) attributes B) contributesC) registersD) offers102Just before taking off, the pilot once more _ about weather conditions.A.inquired B.asked for C.required D.requested103.I had had a marvelous beefsteak, but _by now than to say so.A.knew better B.had sense C.was too well-experienced D.was wise enough not 104.Some people seem to be able to _ wealth faster than others.A.abundant B.accumulateC.convert D.add105The principle _ by Lenin remains an incontrovertible truth.A.is advanced B.had been advanced C.advanced D.being advanced 106If _ further, they would become angry.A. was pressed B.were pressedC.pressed D.be pressed107A ceremony was held yesterday _ those who died in the antifascist war.A.by B.in name of C.in honor of D.in a honor of108Joe promised to come at six and its seven now. Is there _.A.any sense of waiting any longer B.any sense wait any longerC.any fun in waiting any longer D.use wait any longer109.A special commission will be set up within three months to study the problem of how to _ the historical houses in the city.A.prevent B.conserveC.guard for D.preserve110.Seeing that they were very busy then, we took our leave very quickly lest we should be _.A.restrained B.in the wayC.in a way D.on the way112.My aunt almost fainted when she was told what she bought at a very high price was not the _ drawing, but just a copy of it.A.writers B.individual C.original D.originative 113.Then, _ a pencil, Toby wrote down his address and handed it to her.A.reaching for B.he reaching forC.he reached for D.reached for114.I _scribble a first set of “Paradise lost ” _ give my baby a set of crayons and an original Rembrandt.A.would no more than I would notB.would not more than I wouldC.Would not than I would not D.would no more than I would 115. _ I have heard music I understand why you like it. A. UnlessB. Even though C. Now thatD. In case116. _ she had never traveled herself, she received much pleasure from reading about interesting places. A. Because B. Since C. Now thatD. Although117. This is the most interesting story _ has ever been told. A. whatB. which C. that D. who118. We have come to the conclusion _ this summer will be much hotter than before. A. forB. but C. thatD. when119. _ surprised me was _ he couldnt speak English at all. A. That; thatB. What; what C. Who; thatD. What; that120. She was tired of _ about by the boss. A. orderingB. being ordered C. having orderedD. orderedPassage 10Languages are remarkably complex and wonderfully complicated organs of culture. They contain the quickest and the most efficient means of communicating within their respective culture. To learn a foreign language is to learn another culture. In the words of a poet and philosopher, “As many languages as one speaks, so many lives one lives.” A culture and its language are as necessary as brain and body: while one is a part of the other, neither can function without the other. In learning a foreign language, the best beginning would be starting with the non-language elements of the language: its gestures, its body language, etc. Eye contact is extremely important in English. Direct eye contact leads to understanding, or, as the English saying goes, seeing eye-to-eye. We can never see eye-to-eye with a native speaker of English until we have learned to look directly into his eyes.46.The best title for this passage is _.A. Organs of Culture B. Brain And Body C. Looking into His Eyes D. Language And Culture47. According to this passage, the best way to learn a foreign language is _.A. to read the works of poets and philosophersB. to find a native speaker and look directly into his eyesC. to begin by learning its body languageD. to visit a country where you can study48.According to this passage, gestures are _.A. spoken words B. a non-language elementC. pictures in a language D. written language49.“As many languages as one speaks, so many lives ” means _.A. if one learns many foreign languages, one will have a better understanding of his own languageB. life is richer and more interesting if one knows several languagesC. no matter how many languages one knows, one can never know more than ones own cultureD. if a person speaks only one language, he will live a very happy life50. Which of the following doesnt share the same meaning with the others?A. signs B. gestures C. efficient D. body languagePassage 11Children are a re1atively modern invention. Until a few hundred years ago they did not exist. In medieval and Renaissance painting you see pint-sized men and women, wearing grown-up clothes and grown-up expressions, performing grown-up tasks. Children did not exist because the family as we know it had not evolved.Children today not only exist; they have taken over, in no place more than in America, and at not time more than now. It is always Kids Country here. Our civi1ization is child-centered, child-obsessed. A kids body is our physical ideal. In Kids Country we do not permit middle-age. Thirty is promoted over 50, but 30 knows that soon his time to be overtaken wi1l come.We are the first society in which parents expect to learn from their children. Such a topsy-turvy (颠倒) situation has come about at least in part because, unlike the rest of the world, ours is an immigrant society, and for immigrants the on1y hope is in the kids. In the old Country, that is, Europe, hope was in the father, and how much wealth he could accumulate and pass along to his children. In the growth pattern of America and its ever-expanding frontier, the young man was ever advised to GO WEST; the father was ever inheriting from his son. Kids Country may be the inevitable result.Kids Country is not all bad. America is the greatest country in the wor1d to grow up in because it is Kids Country. We not on1y wear kids clothes and eat kids food; we dream kids dreams and make them come true. It was, after all, a boys game to go to the moon.If in the old days children did not exist, it seems equally true today that adults, as a class, have begun to disappear, condemning all of us to remain boys and girls forever, jogging and doing push-ups (俯卧撑) against eternity.51. The author uses the example of the Renaissance painting to show that _.A) adu1ts showed less concern for children than we do nowB) adults were smaller and thinner at that time, but they still had lots of work to doC) children looked and acted like adults at that timeD) children were not permitted to appear in family paintings at that time52. In the third paragraph, the Old Country is contrasted with America _.A) to show differences in family sizeB) to show differences in attitudes towards family relationsC) to show two kinds of geographyD) to show two different kinds of economic relations between generations53. Going to the moon is an example of _.A) Americas dreams and creativityB) Americas childish and queer behaviorC) why America hasnt grown upD) why America is considered the greatest country in the world54. According to the passage, which of the following is true?A).It is very difficult for the middle-aged to live in America.B).America is Kids Country because the majority of the American population are children.C). Kids Country was taking shape in America when immigrants poured into the country.D).America is more of Kid Country than any other countries in the world.55. By saying “condemning all of us to remain boys and girls forever, jogging and doing push-ups against eternity”, the author means that _.A). she thinks people shouldnt be so concerned about physical fitnessB).she feels too old and tired to do such hard exerciseC).American society is overemphasizing youth and physical appearanceD).What happened to children centuries ago may occur to adults in America soonPassage 12The basic flag of the United States is one of the worlds oldest national flags. Only the basic flags of Austria, Denmark, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland are older. During the discovery and settlement of what is now the United States the flags of various European nations were flown over the land, as symbols of possession. Later, in the colonial and Revolutionary War periods, flags representing famous persons, places, and events were flown in the American Colonies. The first official flag of the United States was created by Congress on June 14, 1777. It consisted of 13 alternate red and white stripes and 13 white stars in a field of blue, representing the 13 colonies that had declared their independence in 1776. Congress adopted a new flag of 15 stars and 15 stripes in 1795, to give representation to the two new states admitted into the Union, Vermont and Kentucky.By 1817, there were 20 states in the Union, and it became apparent that adding one stripe for each new state would destroy the shape of the flag. As a result, Congress in 1818 restored the original design of 13 stripes and provided that each state was to be represented by one star. In 1912 President William H Taft made the first official provision for the arrangement of the stars. He ordered that there be six even rows of eight stars each. Previously the arrangement of the stars had been left to the flagmakers desire. The evolution on the stars and stripes reflects the growth of the United States. After the admission of Hawaii into the Union in 1959, the flag was officially changed for the 26th time since its creation. There arc many government flags flown in the United States in addition to