Passage 6
Yesterday, I robbed the bank just around the corner. I don't really think of myself as a(n) (51)______, but I guess that is what I have become.
It all started last year when I lost my job. I had been a(n) (52)______ in a big company, with a decent income. Without warning, I was tossed out and (53)______ by a younger manager. I (54)______ myself to finding a new job. Unfortunately, every company I (55)______ at turned me down. After that, my wife left me and I had to sell all of my stocks and my house.
I started hanging out with an old (56)______ from high school. I had always admired him. I was very surprised to find out what kind of life he had begun to lead. He introduced me to an old man he said could help me get a lot of money. When they told me about their plan to take money from a bank, I Immediately knew that it was something against the law. But, I ignored my (57)______ and said I would help. I just had no other (58)______ left.
At the bank, I held a pistol and (59)______ at the woman to give me the money. I (60)______ the money from the woman's hand and ran out the door. The police caught me within a block.
Word Bank A) applied B) enquired C) challenged D) barked E) grabbed F) acquaintance G) offender H) criminal I) executive J) options K) insights L) instincts M) replaced N) represented O) devoted Passage 7
I am a mathematician. For a long time, I have been searching for an answer to a difficult mathematical problem. Just a few weeks ago I (61)______ from bed when the answer (62)______ to me in a dream. But, by the time I found a pen to write it down, my memory had (63)______. I thought very hard trying to remember my dream and suffered a lot of anxiety, but it was of no use. The next day, I read countless books with the (64)______ of finding out how dreams can serve as a source of answers to questions. I found out that good ideas often come from the (65)______ mind. For example, Richard Wagner, the German composer, once thought about a piece music that troubled him for many months. Then one day while he slept, the sound of water in his mind became the music he had been trying to (66)______. His conscious mind was not responsible for (67)_____ the music. In one book I read, it was suggested that you instruct someone to wake you
up when you commence dreaming. I asked my wife to (68)______ me and to wake me up from my next dream. I then (69)______ myself into bed excited about the possibilities. Unfortunately, I did not dream of (70)______. I did, however, come up with a great new recipe for apple pie.
Word Bank A) observe B) look after C) figure out D) leapt E) dived F) flung G) intention H) aspiration I) mathematics J) occurred K) searching L) composing M) unconscious N) weakened O) faded Passage 8
I've been doing a little reading about creative minds. What I want to learn about is thought (71)______ behind the creations of famous people. What I have found is that many of them depended heavily on their (72)______ mind. Many creative personalities in music for example actually (73)______ songs in their dreams. They simply wrote down what they had dreamt when they (74)______ up. I had always thought that hard work was the (75)______ of all great inventions and achievements. In reality, most (76)______ are born with a combination of natural ability and the ability to hold onto a great idea when they have one. It seems that great ideas are not always unique to great minds. The problem is that they come like a(n) (77)______ and then just like that their miracle is gone. I wonder how many great ideas have (78)______ through my mind. I am certain of their existence, but like most people, I let my new concepts get away. Still there is something else that (79)______ a great thinker from the rest of us. All of the great men and women who experienced the sudden (80)______ of a new concept were looking for it when it happened. They had intended for a very long time to find such an answer somewhere. They were ready for it.
Word Bank A) constituted B) composed C) source D) conviction I) movements J) processes K) explosion L) blow E) flash M) woke F) geniuses N) expanded G) unconscious O) surged H) separates
I. Reading Comprehension (Banked Cloze)（每题1分，共80分）
1. C 2. E 3. A 4. M 5. H 6. L 7. O 8. J 10. G
11. J 12. I 13. L 14. A 15. M 16. C 17. H 19. F 20. O
21. L 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. J 26. F 27. H 29. G 30. M
31. O 32. D 33. A 34. F 35. G 36. I 37. C 39. L 40. M
41. I 42. E 43. D 44. B 45. G 46. O 47. A 49. L 50. N
51. H 52. I 53. M 54. O 55. B 56. F 57. L 59. D 60. E
61. D 62. J 63. O 64. G 65. M 66. C 67. L 69. F 70. I
71. J 72. G 73. B 74. M 75. C 76. F 77. E 79. H 80. K
9. I 28. O 38. K 48. K 58. J 68. A 78. O 18. E
English Test
I. Reading Comprehension (Multiple Choice)
Directions: Read the following passages carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. (120 points)
Passage 1
The AIDS virus is carried in a person's body fluids (体液). The virus can be passed during sex with an infected partner or by sharing instruments used to take intravenous (静脉注射的) drugs. It can also be passed in blood or fluids made from blood or from a pregnant (怀孕的) woman with AIDS to her developing baby.
Many stories about the spread of AIDS are false. You cannot get AIDS from working or attending school with someone who has the disease. You cannot get it from drinking glasses or other objects used by such persons. Officials say no one has caught AIDS by living with, caring for, or touching an AIDS patient.
There are several warning signs of being infected with AIDS. They include always feeling tired, unexplained (无法解释的) weight loss, and uncontrolled expulsion (排泄) of body wastes. Other warning signs are the appearance of white areas on the mouth, dark red areas of skin that do not go away, and a higher than normal body temperature.
However, just because you have one or more of these conditions does not mean you have AIDS. Always go to a doctor or health center for a complete examination. The doctor may give you an AIDS blood test.
When a virus enters the body, the body's defenses against disease produce antibodies (抗体) to fight the virus. The test shows if the body has produced antibodies to the AIDS virus. Results of the test are known after a few hours. The test tells only if your body has produced AIDS antibodies. It cannot tell if you have AIDS or if you will ever get the disease. In December (1988), the United States government approved (批准) a simpler and faster AIDS blood test. The newer test can confirm (证实) the presence (出现) of the AIDS antibodies in about five minutes.
1.
The AIDS virus can spread ___________. A. only from a man to woman
B. among those who share drug instruments
C. by shaking hands with someone who has the virus D. by touching an AIDS patient It is wrongly thought that ___________.
2.
A. the AIDS virus can be passed during sex
B. the AIDS virus can spread from an expecting mother to her baby C. the AIDS virus can be passed by touching infected blood
D. one can get AIDS by working or attending school with someone who has the disease 3.
The warning signs of being infected with AIDS do not include ____________. A. weight loss
B. uncontrolled expulsion of body wastes C. the appearance of red areas of skin
D. a body temperature lower than a normal one
If a person is worried that he might have AIDS, he should go to _____________. A. a government office B. a defense system
C. an antibody production center D. a doctor or health center
_________ can show if one has AIDS.
A. Whether one has a defense method against AIDS B. Whether one has unexplained weight loss
C. Whether the AIDS antibodies are produced in the body D. The doctor's complete examination
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Passage 2
In the United States, about 750,000 persons have suffered from AIDS. More than one half of them have died.
But doctors say evidence (证据) also shows there is no reason for persons to become terrified (惊吓) by the disease. The AIDS virus is spread during sex with an infected partner, or by infected blood. But doctors say their studies show the disease is not spread through normal, close social activities.
A study by one research team was printed in the New England Journal (杂志) of Medicine. The doctors studied 101 family members who lived with AIDS and lived in crowded conditions. The family members shared many personal goods with the patients. These included toothbrushes, drinking glasses, beds, towels, and toilets.
Doctors said only one family member—a five-year-old girl—got the AIDS virus. They note, however, that the girl's mother had the disease. They believe the girl probably was born with the virus. No other family member in the study got the AIDS virus or showed any signs of the disease.
The head of the study, Gerald Friedland, said if the disease is not easily spread in crowded homes, it also will not spread easily in factories, offices, schools, and other public places. Doctor
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