I.Cloz（20×2=40) Salt,shells or metals are still used as money in out-of-the-way parts of the world today. Salt may seem rather a strange(1)to use as money,(2) in countries where the food of the people is mainly vegetable,it is often an(3) necessity. Cakes of salt,stamped to show their(4),were used as money in some countries until recent (5),and cakes of salt (6)buy goods in Borneo and parts of Africa. Sea shells(7)as money at some time (8)another over the greater part of the Old World.These were(9)mainly from the beaches of the Maldives Islands in the Indian Ocean,and were traded to India and China.In Africa,shells were traded right across the(10)from East to West. Metal,valued by weight,(11)coins in many parts of the world.Iron,in lumps,bars or rings,is still used in many countries(12)paper money.It can either be exchanged (13)goods,or made into tools,weapons,or ornaments. The early money of China,apart from shells,was of bronze,(14)in flat,round pieces with a hole in the middle,called "cash".The(15)of these are between three thousand and four thousand years old-older than the earliest coins of the eastern Mediterranean. Nowadays,coins and notes have (16)nearly all the more picturesque (17)of money,and (18)in one or two of the more remote countries people still keep it for future use on ceremonial (19)such as weddings and funerals. examples of(20)money will soon be found only in museums. 1.A.object B.article C.substance D.category 2.A.but B.and C.so D.even 3.A.abstract B.advantageous C.abundant D.absolute
1 I. Cloze （ 20×2 = 40 ） Salt, shells or metals are still used as money in out-of-the-way parts of the world today. Salt may seem rather a strange (1)_ to use as money, (2)_ in countries where the food of the people is mainly vegetable, it is often an (3)_ necessity. Cakes of salt, stamped to show their (4)_, were used as money in some countries until recent (5)_, and cakes of salt (6)_ buy goods in Borneo and parts of Africa. Sea shells (7)_ as money at some time (8)_ another over the greater part of the Old World. These were (9)_ mainly from the beaches of the Maldives Islands in the Indian Ocean, and were traded to India and China. In Africa, shells were traded right across the (10)_ from East to West. Metal, valued by weight, (11)_ coins in many parts of the world. Iron, in lumps, bars or rings, is still used in many countries (12)_ paper money. It can either be exchanged (13)_ goods, or made into tools, weapons, or ornaments. The early money of China, apart from shells, was of bronze, (14)_ in flat, round pieces with a hole in the middle, called "cash". The (15)_ of these are between three thousand and four thousand years old - older than the earliest coins of the eastern Mediterranean. Nowadays, coins and notes have (16)_ nearly all the more picturesque (17)_ of money, and (18)_ in one or two of the more remote countries people still keep it for future use on ceremonial (19)_ such as weddings and funerals, examples of (20)_ money will soon be found only in museums. 1.A. object B. article C. substance D. category 2.A. but B. and C. so D. even 3.A. abstract B. advantageous C. abundant D. absolute
4.A.weight B.value C.role D.size 5.A.times B.events C.situations D.conditions 6.A.even B.also C.still D.never 7.A.had been used B.are used C.would be used D.would have been used 8.A.and B.but C.yet D.or 9.A.collected B.produced C.grown D.raised 10.A.city B.district C.community D.continent 11.A.processed B.produced C.preceded D.proceeded 12.A.in spite of B.instead of C.along with D.in line with 13.A.against B.as C.in D.for 14.A.often B.seldom C.really D.much 15.A.earlier B.earliest C.better D.best 16.A.replaced B.reproduced C.reflected D.recovered 17.A.sizes B.shapes C.formats D.forms 18.A.while B.although C.because D.if 甜 19.A.events B.gatherings C.occasions D.assemblies 20.A.original B.primitive C.historical D.crude III.Reading comprehension 20x2=40 TEXTA Travelling through the country a couple of weeks ago on business,I was listening to the talk of the late UK writer Douglas Adams'master work "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"on the radio and thought-I know,I'll pick up the next hitchhikers I see and ask them what the state of real hitching is today in Britain. I drove and drove on main roads and side roads for the next few days and never saw a single one 2
2 4.A. weight B. value C. role D. size 5.A. times B. events C. situations D. conditions 6.A. even B. also C. still D. never 7.A. had been used B. are used C. would be used D. would have been used 8.A. and B. but C. yet D. or 9.A. collected B. produced C. grown D. raised 10. A. city B. district C. community D. continent 11. A. processed B. produced C. preceded D. proceeded 12. A. in spite of B. instead of C. along with D. in line with 13. A. against B. as C. in D. for 14. A. often B. seldom C. really D. much 15. A. earlier B. earliest C. better D. best 16. A. replaced B. reproduced C. reflected D. recovered 17. A. sizes B. shapes C. formats D. forms 18. A. while B. although C. because D. if 19. A. events B. gatherings C. occasions D. assemblies 20. A. original B. primitive C. historical D. crude III. Reading comprehension （ 20×2 = 40 ） TEXT A Travelling through the country a couple of weeks ago on business, I was listening to the talk of the late UK writer Douglas Adams’ master work “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” on the radio and thought-I know, I’ll pick up the next hitchhikers I see and ask them what the state of real hitching is today in Britain. I drove and drove on main roads and side roads for the next few days and never saw a single one. 学生班级_学生学号：□□□□□□□□□□□ □学生姓名：_ .装订线.装订线.装订线.试卷须与答题纸一并交监考教师.装订线.装订线.装订线
When I was in my teens and 20s,hitchhiking was a main form of long-distance transport.The kindness or curiosity of strangers took me all over Europe,North America,Asia and southern Africa.Some of the lift-givers became friends ,many provided hospitality on the road. Not only did you find out much more about a country than when traveling by train or plane,but there was that element of excitement about where you would finish up that night.Hitchhiking featured importantly in Western culture.It has books and songs about it.So what has happened to it? A few years ago,I was asked the same question about hitching in a column of a newspaper.Hundreds of people from all over the world responded with their view on the state of hitchhiking. Rural Ireland was recommended as f friendly place for hitching,as was Quebec, Canada-"if you don't mind being criticized for not speaking French". But while hitchhiking was clearly still alive and well in some places,the general feeling was that throughout much of the west it was doomed. With so much news about crime in the media,people assumed that anyone on the open road without the money for even a bus ticket must present a danger.But do we need to be so wary both to hitch and to give a lift? In Poland in the 1960s,according to a Polish woman who e-mail me,"the authorities introduced the Hitchhiker's Booklet.The booklet contained coupons for drivers,so each time a driver picked somebody,he or she received a coupon.At the end of the season,drivers who had picked up the most hikers were rewarded with various prizes.Everyone was hitchhiking then". Surely this is a good idea for society.Hitchhiking would increase respect by breaking down barriers between strangers.It would help fight global warming by cutting down on fuel consumption as hitchhikers would be using existing fuels.It 3
3 When I was in my teens and 20s, hitchhiking was a main form of long-distance transport. The kindness or curiosity of strangers took me all over Europe, North America, Asia and southern Africa. Some of the lift-givers became friends ,many provided hospitality on the road. Not only did you find out much more about a country than when traveling by train or plane, but there was that element of excitement about where you would finish up that night. Hitchhiking featured importantly in Western culture. It has books and songs about it .So what has happened to it? A few years ago, I was asked the same question about hitching in a column of a newspaper. Hundreds of people from all over the world responded with their view on the state of hitchhiking. Rural Ireland was recommended as f friendly place for hitching, as was Quebec, Canada-“if you don’t mind being criticized for not speaking French”. But while hitchhiking was clearly still alive and well in some places, the general feeling was that throughout much of the west it was doomed. With so much news about crime in the media, people assumed that anyone on the open road without the money for even a bus ticket must present a danger. But do we need to be so wary both to hitch and to give a lift? In Poland in the 1960s,according to a Polish woman who e-mail me ,＂the authorities introduced the Hitchhiker’s Booklet. The booklet contained coupons for drivers, so each time a driver picked somebody, he or she received a coupon. At the end of the season, drivers who had picked up the most hikers were rewarded with various prizes. Everyone was hitchhiking then”. Surely this is a good idea for society. Hitchhiking would increase respect by breaking down barriers between strangers. It would help fight global warming by cutting down on fuel consumption as hitchhikers would be using existing fuels. It
would also improve educational standards by delivering instant lessons in geography, history,politics and sociology. A century before Douglas Adams wrote his "Hitchhiker's Guide",another adventure story writer,Robert Louis Stevenson,gave us that what should be the hitchhiker's motto:"To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive."What better time than putting a holiday weekend into practice.Either put it to the test yourself, or help out someone who is trying to travel hopefully with thumb outstretched. 21.In which paragraph(s)does the writer comment on his experience of hitchhiking? A.(3) B.(4) C.(3)and(4) D.(4)and(5) 22.What is the current situation of hitchhiking? A.It is popular in some parts of the world. B.It is popular throughout the west. C.It is popular in Poland. 23.What is the writer's attitude towards the practice in Poland? A.Critical. B.Unclear. C.Somewhat favourable D.Strongly favourable. 24.The writer has mentioned all the following benefits of hitchhiking EXCEPT A.promoting mutual respect between strangers. B.increasing one's confidence in strangers. C.protecting environment
4 would also improve educational standards by delivering instant lessons in geography, history, politics and sociology. A century before Douglas Adams wrote his “Hitchhiker’s Guide”, another adventure story writer, Robert Louis Stevenson, gave us that what should be the hitchhiker’s motto: “To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.” What better time than putting a holiday weekend into practice. Either put it to the test yourself, or help out someone who is trying to travel hopefully with thumb outstretched. 21. In which paragraph(s) does the writer comment on his experience of hitchhiking? A. (3) B. (4) C. (3) and (4) D. (4) and (5) 22. What is the current situation of hitchhiking? A. It is popular in some parts of the world. B. It is popular throughout the west. C. It is popular in Poland. 23. What is the writer’s attitude towards the practice in Poland? A. Critical. B. Unclear. C. Somewhat favourable. D. Strongly favourable. 24. The writer has mentioned all the following benefits of hitchhiking EXCEPT A. promoting mutual respect between strangers. B. increasing one’s confidence in strangers. C. protecting environment
D.enrich one's knowledge. 25."Either put it to the test yourself."in Paragraph (11)means A.to experience the hopefulness. B.to read Adams'book C.to offer someone a lift TEXT B In an article some Chinese scholars are described as being "tantalized by the mysterious dragon bone hieroglyphics."Tantalized is one of many English words that have their origins in myths and legends of the past(in this case,Greek and Roman ones).The meaning of the verb tantalize is a very particular one:"to promise 鉴 or show something desirable to a person and then take it away;to tease by arousing hope."Many (but not all)English dictionaries give you a brief indication of a word's origins in brackets before or after the explanation of the meaning.For tantalize the following explanation is given:[Tantalus].This means that you should look up the 知 name Tantalus to find out the word's origins,and if you do,you will find out that in Greek mythology,Tantalus was a king who was punished in the lower world with eternal hunger and thirst;he was put up to his chin in water that always moved away when he tried to drink it and with fruit on branches above him placed just a little bit out of his reach.Can you see why his name was changed into a verb meaning "to tease or torment by arousing desire"? Another example is the word siren,familiar to us as the mechanical device that makes such an alarming sound when police cars,ambulances,or fire engines approach. This word also has its origins in Greek mythology.The traveler Odysseus(Ulysses to the Romans)made his men plug their ears so that they wouldn't hear the 5
5 D. enrich one’s knowledge. 25. “Either put it to the test yourself.”in Paragraph (11) means A. to experience the hopefulness. B. to read Adams’ book. C. to offer someone a lift. TEXT B In an article some Chinese scholars are described as being “tantalized by the mysterious dragon bone hieroglyphics.” Tantalized is one of many English words that have their origins in myths and legends of the past (in this case, Greek and Roman ones). The meaning of the verb tantalize is a very particular one: “to promise or show something desirable to a person and then take it away; to tease by arousing hope.” Many (but not all) English dictionaries give you a brief indication of a word’s origins in brackets before or after the explanation of the meaning. For tantalize the following explanation is given: [> Tantalus]. This means that you should look up the name Tantalus to find out the word's origins, and if you do, you will find out that in Greek mythology, Tantalus was a king who was punished in the lower world with eternal hunger and thirst; he was put up to his chin in water that always moved away when he tried to drink it and with fruit on branches above him placed just a little bit out of his reach. Can you see why his name was changed into a verb meaning “to tease or torment by arousing desire”? Another example is the word siren, familiar to us as the mechanical device that makes such an alarming sound when police cars, ambulances, or fire engines approach. This word also has its origins in Greek mythology. The traveler Odysseus (Ulysses to the Romans) made his men plug their ears so that they wouldn't hear the 学生班级_学生学号：□□□□□□□□□□□ □学生姓名：_ .装订线.装订线.装订线.试卷须与答题纸一并交监考教师.装订线.装订线.装订线