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模拟试题（一）

第1部分：词汇选项（175题，每题1分，共15分）

下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与划线部分

意义最相近的词或短语。答案一律涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

1Thelocalauthoritieswilltakemeasurestodealwithnoisepollutioninthearea.

ApowerBcontrolClearningDgovernment

2Johntalkedoverthenewjobofferwithhiswife.

AdiscussedBmentionedCacceptedDrejected

3Thereareonlyfiveminutesleft,buttheouicomeofthematchisstillindoubt.

AresultBjudgmentCestimationDevent

4Shewasgratefultohimforbeingsogoodtoher.

AcarefulBhatefulCthankfulDbeautiful

5Thegrasshopperisaninsectthatcanleapabouttwentytimesthelengthofitsownbody.

AseeBjumpChearDcall

6Susanislookingforthedictionary,whichshelostyesterday.

AfindingBlookingupClookingatDtryingtofind

7Duringhistrip,hekeptajournalofhisexperiences.

AreportBdiaryCletterDmagazine

8Theexplorationofouterspaceisagreattriumphofmodemscience.

AsuperiorBsymbolCsuccessDsuccession

9ManyofnovelistCarsonMcCullerscharactersareisolated,disappointedpeople.

AgloomyBsolitaryCfeebleDfrugal

10Hepausedforamoment,thencontinuedspeaking.

AstoppedBstoodCshookDsat

11Hispicturewasintheleadingnewspapersofthecountry.

ApopularBimportantCfunnyDdaily

12Hemadeanearnestattempttopersuadeher.

AseriousBhonestCsincereDcareful

13Hehasboughtaveryexpensivewaich.

AcostlyBbrightCcheapDgold

14Thedoctorshaveabandonedthehopetorescuetheoldman.

AleftBgivenupCturneddownDgivenuprefused

15Don'tworry.Icanlakecareofmyself.

AdealwithBlookafterCseekafterDsetup

第2部分：阅读判断（第16-22题,每题1分，共7分）

阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出了7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断。如果该句提供的是正确信息，请在

答题卡上把A涂黑：如果该句提供的是错误信息.请在答题卡上把B涂黑：如果该句的信息文章中没有提及，请在答题卡上

把C涂黑。

HelpYourChildBecomeaReader

Encouragingearlyreadingskillscanbuildapathtoalifelong（终身的）loveofreadingandcanhelpyourchildgetaheadstartin

school.Whilereadingtoyourchildisstillthemostimportantthingyoucandolobuildreadingskills,therearemanytechniquesthatcan

help.

Makereadingfun.Playgameswithyourchildasyouread.Manytraditionalchildren'sgamescanbeadaptedtoencouragereading

skills.

Whilereadingorduringplay,tellyourchild."Ispywithmylittleeye,somethingthatbeginswiththeletterb,"Helpthechildfind

somethingonthepageorintheroomthatbeginswiththatletter.Forexample,"Iseeabam."Thiscanalsobeusedtoteachbeginning

lettersounds."Ispywithmylittleeye,somethingthatbeginswiththesound's'."Helpthechildfindawordthatbeginswiththe"s"

sound.

Inthisvariationonthepopulargame,instructthechildthat."Simonsays,'pointtosomethingthatstartswiththelettern.'"The

childcanthenfindanobjectintheroomorabodypart,suchasthenose,thatstartswiththeletterpresented.Thiscanalsobeusedto

teachbeginningsounds.

Makeagameoutofrhyming（押韵）wordsbymakingupsillywordstorhymewiththechild'snameorfavoritetoys.Thissetsthe

stagefbrrhymingrealwordsbyshowingthechildthesimilaritiesofsounds.Asthechildmastersmakingupthewords,beginrhyming

realwordstooneanother.

Tipsioraiseasuccessfulreader:

Putbooksinplaceswherethechildplays.Ifbooksareeasilyaccessible,childrenaremorelikelytopickthemup.

Letchildren"readtoyou"bylookingatpictures.Makingupstoriestogoalongwithillustrationshelpschildrendiscoverhow

wordsrelatetopictures.

Takebooksalongontripsorevenshortvisits（othedoctor'sofficeorgrocerystore.

Havechildrenhelpyoushop.Readinggrocerylistsandlookingforspecificitemshelpsbuildsightvocabulary.

16Agoodreadinghabitcanhelpyourchilddowellatschool.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

17Computergamescanbeusedtohelpchildrendeveloptheirreadingskills.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

18Oneoftheusefulgamesistoplayspy.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

19Whenplayingagameyoushouldaskyourchildtofindsomethingstartingwiththeletterbinsteadofc.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

20Thepurposeoftherhyminggamesistomakepreparationsforchildrentowritepoems.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

21Youcanaskyourchildtotellstoriesbasedonpictures.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

22Youshouldtakeb（x）kswithyouwhenyougooutwithyourchild.

ARightBWrongCNotmentioned

第3部分：概括大意与完成句子（第23~30题，每题1分，共8分）

阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有2项测试任务：（1）第23-26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2~5段每段选择1个正确的小

标题；（2）第27~30题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

HeartbeatofAmerica

1NewYork-theStatueofLiberty,theskyscrapers,thebeautifulshopsonFifthAvenueandthemanytheatersonBroadway.Thisis

America'sculturalcapital.Itisalsoherbiggestcity,withapopulationofnearly8million.Inthesummeritishot,hot,hotandin

thewinteritcanbeverycold.Still（herearehundredsofthings（odoandseealltheyearround.

2Manhattanistherealcenterof（hecity.Whenpeoplesay“NewYorkCity/'theyusuallymeanManhattan.Mostoftheinteresting

shops,buildingsandmuseumsarehere.Inaddition.ManhattanisthesceneofNewYork'sbusynightlife.In1605thefirst

EuropeanscametoManhattanfromHolland.TheyboughttheislandfromtheNativeAmericansfbrafewglassnecklacesworth

about$26today.

3WallStreetinManhattanisthefinancialheartoftheUSA.Itisalsothemostimportantbankingcenterintheworld.1（isastreetof

“skyscrapers."Thesearethoseincredible,highbuildings,whichAmericansinvented,andbuiltfasterandhigherthananyoneelse.

PerhapsthetwomostspectacularskyscrapersinNewYorkarethetwotowersoftheNewYorkWorldTradeCenter.Whenthesun

sets,their110floorsshinelikepuregold.

4Likeeverybigcity.NewYorkhasitsowntrafficsystem.Trafficjamscanbeterrible.It'susuallyquickesttogobysubway.The

NewYorksubwayiseasytouseandquitecheap.ThesubwaygoestoalmosteverycornerofManhattan.Butitisnotsafetotake

thesubwaylateatnightbecauseinsomeplacesyoucouldgetrobbed.NewYorkbusesarealsoeasytouse.Youseemoreifyougo

bybus.Therearemorethan30,000taxisinNewYork.Theyareeasytosee,becausetheyarebrightyellowandcarrylargeTAXI

signs.Taxisdonotgooutsidediecity.However,theywillgototheairports.Inadditiontothetaxifare,peoplegivethetaxidriver

atipof15percentofthefare'svalue.

5CentralparkisabeautifulgreenoasisinthemiddleofNewYork'sconcretedesert.Itissurprisinglybig,withlakesandwoods,as

wellasorganizedrecreationareas.NewYorkersloveCentralpark,andtheyuseitallthetime.Inthewinter,theygoice-skating,

andinthesummerroller-skating.Theyplayball,ridehorsesandhavepicnics.Theygobicyclingandboating.Thereisevena

children'szoo,withwildbirdsandanimals.

6AlongtheeastsideofCentralParkrunsFifthAvenue,oncecalled"Millionaire'sRow."Inthe19thcentury,herichestmenin

Americabuilttheirmagnificenthomeshere.Itisstillthemostfashionablestreetinthecity,withfamousdepartmentstores.

7BroadwayisthestreetwhereyouwillfindNewYork'sbest-knowntheaters.Butawayfromthebrightlightsandelegantclothesof

Broadwayaremanysmallertheaters.Theirplaysarecalled“off-Broad-way”andareoftenmoreunusualthantheBroadwayshows.

Aswellasmanytheaters,NewYorkhasafamousoperahouse.ThisistheMetropolitan,whereinternationalstarssingfrom

SeptemberuntilApril.CarnegieHallisthecity'smorepopularconcerthall.ButnightlifeinNewYorkoffersmorethanclassical

musicandtheater.Therearehundredsofnightclubswherepeoplegotoeatanddance.

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ATheFinancialCenterofUSA

BTheNightLifeinNewYork

CTheTrafficFacilitiesofNewYork

DShoppingCenterfortheRich

ENewYork—AnInternationalCity

FCentralPark―APlaceofRecreationfortheNewYorkers

27TheislandofManhattanwasboughtbytheHollandersfromthenativeAmericans.

28CentralParkisagoodplacewheretheNewYorkerscangoand.

29FifthAvenueistheplace.

30Forthoseplay-loverswhoareinterestedinwhatisunusual,thesmalltheatersmightbemoreattractive.

Adowhatevertheylikefbrrelaxation.

Bwhereyoucanplayallkindsofballgames

CthantheworldfamousBroadway

Denjoythecolorfulnightlifeofthecity

Ewherethewealthypeoplewouldgoshopping

Ffbrwhatseemstobeaverysmallsumtoday

第4部分：阅读理解（第31〜45题，每题3分，共45分）

下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面有4个选项。请根据文章的内容，从每题所给的4个选项中选择I

个最佳答案，涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

第一篇

HurricaneKatrina

Ahurricaneisafiercelypowerful,rotatingformoftropicalstormthatcanbe124to1,240milesindiameter.Thetermhurricaneis

derivedfromHurican,thenameofanativeAmericanstormgod.Hurricanesaretypicalofacalmcentralregionoflowpressurebetween

12to60milesindiameter,knownastheeye.Theyoccurintropicalregions.Overitslifetime,oneofthesestormscanreleaseasmuch

energyas10.000nuclearbombs.

Theseedforhurricaneformationisaclusterofthunderstormsoverwarmtropicalwaters.Hurricanescanonlyformandbefed

whenthesea-surfacetemperatureexceeds270Candthesurroundingatmosphereiscalm.TheserequirementsaremetbetweenJuneand

Novemberinthenorthernhemisphere.

Undertheseconditions,largequantitiesofwaterevaporateandcondenseintocloudsandrain-releasingheatintheprocess.It

isthisheatenergy,combinedwiththerotationoftheEarth,thatdrivesahurricane.

When(hewarmcolumnofairfromtheseasurfacefirstbeginstorise,itcausesanareaoflowpressure.Thisinturncreateswind

asairisdrawnintothearea.Thisspinningwinddragsupmoremoisture-ladenairfromtheseasurfaceinaprocessthatswellsthestorm.

Coldairfallsbacktotheoceansurfacethroughtheeyeandontheoutsideofthestorm.

Initially,whenwindspeedsreach23milesperhour,thesemild,wetandgreyweathersystemsareknownasdepressions.

HurricaneKatrinaformedinthiswayoverthesouth-easternBahamason23August2005.Katrinahashadadevastatingimpactonthe

GulfCoastoftheUS,leavingadisasterzoneof90,0(X)squaremilesinitswake—almostthesizeoftheUK.Thousandshavebeen

killedorinjuredandmorethanhalfamillionpeoplehavebeendisplacedinahumanitariancrisisofascalenotseenintheUSsincethe

greatdepression.Iliecostofthedamagemaytop$l(X)billion.

31.Whatistheeyeofahurricane?

A)AnativeAmericanstormgod.

B)Arotatingformoftropicalstormthatcanbe124to1240milesindiameter.

C)Acalmcentralregionoflowpressurebetween12to60milesindiameter.

D)Astormthatcanreleaseasmuchenergyas10,000nuclearbombs.

32.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthe44requirementsMmentionedinthesecondparagraph?

A)Thetropicalwatersarewarmandcalm.

B)Thesea-surfacetemperatureexceeds27℃.

C)Therearethunderstormsoverwarmtropicalwaters.

D)Theatmospheresurroundingtheseaiscalm.

33.Whichofthefollowingisthebestexplanationoftheword“drive“inthethirdparagraph?

A)Tbguide,control,ordirect.

B)Toforcetogothroughorpushin/hammerin.

C)Tosupplythemotiveforceorpowerandcausetofunction.

D)Tbforcetomoveinaparticulardirection.

34.Wliatdoesthewarmairmentionedinthefourthparagraphproducewhenitisrisingfromtheseasurface?

A)Highpressure.B)Lowpressure.C)Wind.D)Coldair.

35.WhatisNOTtrueofHurricaneKatrinaaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A)TheareaaffectedisalmostthesizeoftheUK.

B)Itleftadisasterzoneof90,000squaremiles.

C)Halfamillionpeopleareforcedtoleavethearea.

D)Thehumanitariancrisisisasseriousasthatofthegreatdepression.

第二篇

KobeBryant

After10seasonswearingtheNo8onhisback,KobeBryantwillbecomeNo24nextseason.Thereasonforthesurprising

decisionbytheLosAngelesLakerssuperguardlastweekhasbecomeahottopicfbrdebate.

BryantworeNo24whenhewasinearlyhighschool,buthechangedtoNo33inhissenioryear.HeswitchedioNo8whenhe

wasselectedbytheLakersin1996,andhasbeennotchangedsince.

Bryanthasrefusedioexplainthedecisionuntiltheendoftheplay-offs.SoguessingBryant'smotivehasbecomeapopular

gameamongNBAfansandnewspapercolumnists.

Thereareallkindsofspeculations.ManysaythatBryantwantstoleavethepastbehindandhaveafreshstart.Hehasoftenbeen

criticizedforplayingtobenefithimselfandnottheteamasawhole.OtherssaythathemaybetryingtocomparehimselftoMichael

Jordan.JordanwasfamousforhisNo23jersey.Some,suchasNBCSportcolumnistMichaelVentre,arguethatitis"allaboutmoney''.

Bryantwillmakemoremoneybysellingnewjerseytohisfans.

Somespeculationsaremoreaboutfun.Forexample,thereisanopinionthatKobeisactuallyjustadiehardfanofthepopularTV

drama“24”.

Allthistalkhasturnedthenumberchangedintoamajorissue.Itseemsthatthereisalotoffussoversomethingthatshouldbe

prettysimple.

JerseynumbershavetheirownspecialsignificanceinAmericansports,especiallybasketball.Playerschoosetheirnumberwhen

theyjoinateamandtheyusuallystickwiththatnumberfbrtherestoftheircareer.Whenagreatplayerretires.Histeamwillhonorhim

byretiringhisnumber.

lbsomeextent,thejerseyistheplayer,andtheplayeristhejersey.Thus,whenyouseethefamousNo23fortheChicagoBulls,

youimmediatelythinkaboutMichaelJordan.ANo32MiamiHeatsjerseyrecalls(heimageofShaquilleO'Neal,andtheHouston

Rockels'No11belongsonlytoYaoMing.

Lotsofstoriesarebehindplayers'jerseynumberselections.JordansaidthathechoseNo23becauseitwasroughlyhalfof45.

Jordan'selderbrotherworetheNo45incollege,YaoMingoncerevealedthattheNo11standsfbrtwopeopleinlove-meaninghimand

hisgirlfriendYeLi.

36.WhichteamhasBryaniplayedfor?

A)TheLosAngelesLakers.B)TheHoustonRockets.

C)TheChicagoBulls.D)TheMiamiHeats.

37.HowlonghasBryaniwornNo8?

A)Fortwoyearsandahalf.B)Fortenyears.

C)Sinceheenteredhighschool.D)Sincehelefthighschool.

38.WhichofthefollowingisNOTaspeculationaboutBryant'smotivetochangehisnumber?

A)Hewantstoleavehispastbehindandhaveafreshstart.

B)HewiintstocomparehimselftoJordan.

C)Hewantstoearnmoremoney.

D)Hewantstoshowthatheisamanofgreatimportance.

39.WhydidJordanchooseNo23?

A)Becausethatnumberwouldmakehimfamous.

B)Becausethatnumberwillmakeyoumisshim.

C)Becausethatnumberwasrelatedtothenumberhisbrotheroncewore.

D)Becausethatnumberwaseasy(oremember.

40.WhatdoesthenumberYaoMingchosestandfbr?

A)Twolonglegs.B)Twolongarms.

C)Twotallpeopleinlove.D)Twobigcountries.

第二篇

HeatandHealth

Extremelyhotweatheriscommoninmanypartsoftheworld.Althoughhotweatherjustmakesmostpeoplehot,itcancausemedical

problems-anddeath.

Healthexpertssaythatsincetheyear1900,extremelyhotweatherhaskilledmorepeopleintheUnitedStatesthananyothernatural

event.Oneyear—theunusuallyhotsummerof1980-heatcausedabout1.700deathsintheUnitedStates.In1995,morethan600people

diedinasimilarheatwaveinonecity-Chicago,Illinois.

Tomeasureextremeheat,governmentweatherexpertshavedevelopedtheMeanHealIndex.Itmeasurestheaverageofhowhotit

feltalldayonanextremelyhotday.Expertssayitisthetotalheatofahotdayorseveralhotdaysthatcanaffecthealth.Severalhotdays

consideredaheatwave.Expertssayheatwavesoftenbecomedeadlywhenthenighttimetemperaturedoesnotdropmuchfromthe

highestdaytimetemperature.

Tliemostcommonmedicalproblemcausedbyhotweatherisheatstress.Usually,italsois(heleastsevere.Formostpeople,theonly

resultofheatstressismusclepain.Thepainisawarningthatthebodyisbecomingtoohot.Doctorssaydrinkingwaterwillhelpthepain

disappearafter(hebodyagainhastherightamountsofwaterandsalt.Forsomepeople,however,theresultismuchmoreserious.

Forexample,doctorssaysomepeoplefaceagreatlyincreaseddangerfromheatstress.Thesepeoplehaveaweakordamagedheart,

highbloodpressure,orotherproblemsofthebloodsystem.Severeheatcanhelpcauseaheartattackorstroke.Healthexpertssaythisis

themostcommoncauseofdeathlinkedtohotweather.

41.Morethan600peoplediedfromheatinChicago

A)in1900B)in1980C)in1700D)in1995

42.WhatcanpeoplelearnfromtheMeanHeatIndex?

A)Theaveragetemperatureofanextremelyhotday.

B)Thehighesttemperatureofanextremelyhotday.

C)Thelowesttemperatureofanextremelyhotday.

D)Thenighttimetemperatureofanextremelyhotday.

43.Aheatwaveisaperiodoftimeduringwhich

A)theweatherismuchbetterthanusual.B)thenightsaremuchlongerthanusual.

C)theweatherismuchhotterthanusual.D)thedaysaremuchlongerthanusual.

44.Musclepaininhoiweathermeansthat

A)yourbodyneedsmoreexercise.B)yourbodyneedsmorewater.

C)youshouldseeadoctoratonce.D)youshouldstopeatingsalt.

45.Forpeoplewhoarenotingoodhealth,heatcan

A)bedeadly.B)helpreduce(heirstress.

C)causeminorproblemsonly.D)makeanexistingmedicalproblembetter.

第5部分：补全短文(第46-50题，每题2分，共10分)

阅读下面的短文，文章中有5处空白，文章后面有6组文字，请根据文章的内容选择5组文字，将其分别放回文章原有

位置，以恢复文章原貌。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

Broken:DreamsofRuralPeace

ItwasduskinTubneyWoods,deepinmralOxfordshire.Thebirdsweresingingattheendofanotherperfectday.Thewoman

livingat(heedgeoftheforestcouldstanditnolonger.ShephonedthelocalnoisepollutionofYicer.

"It'stherooks(秃鼻乌鸦)Jshesaid."Ican'tbearthatawfulcawing(呱呱地叫)noise.Canyoudosomethingaboutit?"

ThecallwasnosurprisetoofficialsaltheValeofWhiteHorseDistrictCouncil.__(46)

Thecountryside,aseverycountry-dwellerknows,canbeahellishly(可怕地)noisyplace.

LastweekDavidStead,aWestYorkshirefarmer,appearedincourtinWakefieldaccusedofallowinghiscockstobreaknoise

regulationsbycrowing(打鸣)atdawn,wakinganeighbour.(47)_SixmonthsagoCorky,afbur-year-oldcock,wasbannedfrom

crowingaftercomplaintsintheDevonvillageofStoke.

Complaintsaboutnoisereasonableornot-areatrecordlevelsincountryareas.Environmentalhealthofficerssaythisispartly

becauseofanincreaseinnoisyactivity.However,asignificantnumberofcomplaintscomefromnewcomerstothecountryside.

Therearemanysourcesofruralnoise.___(48)___Mechanisedgraindriers,usuallyswitchedonforthreeweeksinSeptember,can

produceamaddeningiow-frequencyhum.MikeRoberts,chiefenvironmentalhealthofficeratValeofWhiteHorse,saidnoiseoften

soundedworseinthecountrysidethanincities.Withlessbackgroundsound,unwelcomenoisescanseemlouderandtravelfurther.

Theoddestcomplaints,however,aretheonescouncilofficialscandonothingabout.ValeofWhiteHorseofficialshavebeenasked

tosilencenotonlynestingrooks.Pigeonsandpheasants(雉鸡)havealsocausedconcern.InKent,councilofficialshavebeenaskedto

silencebabylambs.___(49)___Anotherinsistedhecouldhearanalienspaceshiplandingoverthegarden

fence.

"Wegetregularcomplaints.Theyusuallycomefromretiredpeoplewho

havejustmovedintothecountry.Wesendthemapoliteletter."

Andtheladywhocomplainedabouttherooks?Shewaspolitelytoldshewouldhavetoputupwithit."_(50)_"saidMrRoberts.

"Intheend,sheacceptedtherewasnothingmuchshecoulddo-exceptmoveout."Itisnotrecordedwhowon,theladyortherooks.

AMrSteadsaidtheywereonlydoingwhatcomesnaturally.

BWeaskedherwhatweweresupposediodo.shootthebirds,orchopthetreesdown?

CTheyhaveheardeverykindofcomplaint.

DOnemanrangtosayhewaskeptawakebythesplashingofafountaininthegardennextdoor.

EThecouncilwillaskthefarmertomoveit.

FFarmmachineryisacommoncause.

第6部分：完形填空(第51-65题，每题1分,共巧分)

阅读下面的短文，文中有15处空白，每处空白给出了4个选项，请根据短文的内容从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案，

涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

LondonCabbies

Everycityintheworldhastaxitolaketouriststointerestingplaces.Londonistheonlycityin(heworldwheretakingataxiisan

51___experiencefortourists.Thisispartlybecauseofthespecialblackcabs,whicharefoundinnoothercountry.Butitisalsobecause

ofthedriversthemselves._52Britishpeoplearefamousforbeingpoliteandreserved,Londoncabbiesarewellknown_53_their

willingnesstotalk.

Somecustomerssaythatoncethedoorshutsand(hecab_54_offtheyareacaptiveaudience.Itisimpossibletogetthetaxi

drivertostop_55.'They'reself-confidentandfreethinking,MsaidMalcolmLinskey,theauthorofahistoryoftaxidriversin

London.

Theyarealsoexpensive.LondonhasthemostexpensivetaxisofanycityintheworldexceptTokyo.That'swhyKenLivingstone,

theMayorofLondon,isplanningtomaketaxidriversnegotiate(heirtareswith56—beforetheytakearide.

Driversagreethattheirfairsareexpensive.That'sbecausetheirblacktaxis57morethanothercars,theysay.Andthe

customerisalsopayingforamoredrivingexpertisethananywhereelseintheworld.

BeforesomeonecanqualifyasaLondontaxidriver,thatpersonhastopassatest_58_simplyas'*The

Knowledge''.Thisinvolves_59___thenameandlocationofeverystreetwithinsixmilesofapointintheexactcenterofLondon.The

traineemustalsolearntheexactlocationofeveryimportantbuildingwithinthesestreets.Finallyheorshemustbeabletousethis

knowledgetoworkoutthe60distancebetweenanytwodestinationswithinthisarea.

Itcan_61_uptothreeyearstopass’TheKnowledge”.Everydayitispossibletoseetraineetaxidriversonthestreetsof

London,takingcarefulnotesofpopulardestinationsbeforetracingtheroutetotheirnextstop.Cabdrivingisajoboften_62downin

families.Manytaxidriverstaketheirchildrenoutintheirsparetimetomemorize__63_theyneedtoknowwhenitistheirturnto"do

TheKnowledge”.

TheeffectofthisistomakeLondoncabbiesexpertsattheirjob.Theyalsohavebiggerbrains.Recentresearchfoundthatthepart

ofthebrainthatremembersthingswaslargerandmore

64incabdrivers.TheyhavetofitthewholeofLondonintotheirheads,sotheirbrainsgrowbigger.Soperhapsitisnot_65_that

taxidrivershavelotstosay.

51.A)rewardingB)interestingC)happyD)delightful

52.A)BeforeB)AfterC)WhenD)While

53.A)forB)asC)ofD)at

54.A)departsB)leavesC)movesD)takes

55.A)arguingB)sayingC)telling