單項(xiàng)選擇題
1、Why can't you stop your eternal complaining?
A．boring
B．temporary
C．everlasting
D．long
2、回答題：
How Two Great Conflicts Helped to Change Europe
Ninety years ago on a sunny morning in Northern France, something happened that changed Britain and Europe for ever. At half past seven on the morning of July 1,1916,whistles(哨子)blew and thousands of British soldiers left their positions to attack their German enemies. By the end of the day,20,000 of them were dead,and another 30,000 wounded or missing. The Battle of the Somme, __________ (51)it is called,lasted for six months. When it ended,125,000 British soldiers were dead. They had gained five kilometers of ground.
This was one of a series of great battles during WWI. The attack on the Somme was staged to relieve __________ (52) on the French, who were engaged in a great battle of their own at a place called Verdun. By the time the battle ended,over a million French and German troops had been killed.
About 17 million people were killed in WWI. There have been wars with greater numbers of dead. But there has never been one in __________ (53) most of the dead were concentrated in such a small area. On the Somme battlefield, two men died for every meter of space.
Local farmers working in the land still __________ (54) the bodies of those who died in that battle. The dead of all nations were buried in a series of giant graveyards along the line of the border __________ (55)France and Belgium. Relatives and descendants (子孫)of those who died still visit these graveyards today. What the French call the "tourism of death"__________ (56) an important contribution to the local economy.
It took a second great conflict before Europe was to turn __________(57)war itself. Twenty-eight years after the Somme battle, a liberating army of British, American and Canadian troops took back __________(58)from another German invasion. More than 500,000 people were killed. New __________(59) were built.
Two great conflicts across two generations helped to change the European mind about war. Germany, once the most warlike country in Europe, is now probably more in__________(60) of peace than any other. One major cause of war in Europe was rivalry(競爭) between France and Germany. The European Union was specifically formed to end that__________(61).
According to US commentator William Pfaff, "Europeans are interested in a slow development of civilized and tolerant international relations, __________ (62) on problems while avoiding catas-trophes(災(zāi)難) along the way. They have themselves only recently __________(63) from the catas-trophes of WWI and WWII, when tens of millions of people were destroyed. They don't want __________ (64)."
The last British veteran of the Somme battle died in 2005, aged 108. And WWI is passing out of memory and into history. But for anyone who wants to understand how Europeans__________ (65) ,it is still important to know a little about the terrible events of July 1,1916.
A．since．
B．becausE．
C．a(chǎn)s
D．for
3、根據(jù)內(nèi)容回答題。
he Great Newspaper War
Up until about 100 years ago, newspapers in the United States appealed only to the most se- rious readers. They used ________(51) illustrations and the articles were about politics or business.
Two men changed that-Joseph Pulitzer _______(52) The New York World and Randolph Hearst of The New York Journal. Pulitzer bought The New York World ________(53) 1883. He changed it from a traditional newspaper into a very _______(54)one overnight. He added_________(55) illustrations and cartoons. And he told his reporters to write articles on _______
(56) crime or scandal they could find. And they did. One of them even pretended she was crazy and then she ________(57)to a mental hospital. She then wrote a series of articles about the poor treatment of ________(58)in those hospitals.
In 1895, Hearst came to New York from (59) California. He wanted The Journal to be more sensational and more exciting __________(60) The World. He also wanted it to be ________(61), so he reduced the price by a penny. Hearst attracted attention because his headlines were bigger than ________(62). He often said, "Big print makes big news. "
Pulitzer and Hearst did anything they ________(63)to sell newspapers. For example,
Hearst sent Frederic Remington, the famous illustrator (64) pictures of the Spanish-A-merican War. When he got there, he told Hearst that no fighting was ________(65). Hearst answered, "You furnish the pictures. I'll furnish the war. "
A．no
B．many
C．a(chǎn) tot
D．little
4、 I asked Lily whether she wanted to go swimming with me and she nodded.
A．shook
B．disagreed
C．a(chǎn)greed
D．smiled
5、 Their parents once lived under very severe conditions.
A．tight
B．strict
C．har
D．sound
6、回答題：
Pregnant Women Warned About ACE Inhibitor
Some of the most commonly used medicines for high blood pressure are drugs called ACE in-hibitors. Doctors have given these drugs to patients for twenty-flve years. A government study in the United States found that the use almost doubled between 1995 and 2000.
Doctors have known for years that women should not take ACE inhibitors during the last six months of pregnancy. The medicine can injure the baby. ACE inhibitors, though, have been con-sidered safe when taken during the first three months. But a new study has found that women who take these drugs early in their pregnancy still increase the risk of birth disorders. The study shows that, compared to others, their babies were almost three times as likely to be born with major problems. These included problems with the formation of the brain and nervous system and holes in the heart.
The researchers say they found no increased risk in women who took other blood pressure medicines during the first three months. Researchers at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee and Boston University did the study. The New England Journal of Medicine published the results. The researchers studied the records of almost thirty thousand births between 1985 and 2000. Two hundred nine babies were born to women who took ACE inhibitors during the first three months of their pregnancies. Eighteen of the babies, or almost nine percent, had major disorders.
ACE inhibitors are often given to patients with diabetes. But diabetes during pregnancy can result in birth defects. So the study did not include any women known to be diabetic. ACE inhibitors suppress a protein called angiotensin-converting enzyme or ACE. This enzyme produces a chemical in the body that makes blood passages narrow. The drugs increase the flow of blood so pressure is reduced.
New drugs are tested on pregnant animals to see if they might cause birth defects in humans.But experts say these tests are not always dependable. The United States Food and Drug Adminis-tration helped pay for the study. The F. D. A. says women who might become pregnant should talk with their doctor about other ways to treat high blood pressure.
Paragraph 2 __________
A．Effects of ACE and ACE Inhibitors
B．Wide Use of ACE Inhibitors
C．How to Deal with High Blood Pressure in Pregnant Women
D．Damage to Pregnant Women's Future Babies
E．Suggestions on Stopping the Use of ACE Inhibitors
F．Relative Safety for Women During the First Three Months of Pregnancies
7、 The leaves have been swept into huge heaps.
A．loads
B．layers
C．pyramids
D．piles
8、The storm caused severe damage．
A．serious
B．physical
C．a(chǎn)ccidental
D．environmental
9、Her comments about men are utterly ridiculous.
A．slightly
B．partly
C．completely
D．faintly
10、 London quickly became a flourishing port.
A．major
B．large
C．successful
D．commercial
1、Why can't you stop your eternal complaining?
A．boring
B．temporary
C．everlasting
D．long
2、回答題：
How Two Great Conflicts Helped to Change Europe
Ninety years ago on a sunny morning in Northern France, something happened that changed Britain and Europe for ever. At half past seven on the morning of July 1,1916,whistles(哨子)blew and thousands of British soldiers left their positions to attack their German enemies. By the end of the day,20,000 of them were dead,and another 30,000 wounded or missing. The Battle of the Somme, __________ (51)it is called,lasted for six months. When it ended,125,000 British soldiers were dead. They had gained five kilometers of ground.
This was one of a series of great battles during WWI. The attack on the Somme was staged to relieve __________ (52) on the French, who were engaged in a great battle of their own at a place called Verdun. By the time the battle ended,over a million French and German troops had been killed.
About 17 million people were killed in WWI. There have been wars with greater numbers of dead. But there has never been one in __________ (53) most of the dead were concentrated in such a small area. On the Somme battlefield, two men died for every meter of space.
Local farmers working in the land still __________ (54) the bodies of those who died in that battle. The dead of all nations were buried in a series of giant graveyards along the line of the border __________ (55)France and Belgium. Relatives and descendants (子孫)of those who died still visit these graveyards today. What the French call the "tourism of death"__________ (56) an important contribution to the local economy.
It took a second great conflict before Europe was to turn __________(57)war itself. Twenty-eight years after the Somme battle, a liberating army of British, American and Canadian troops took back __________(58)from another German invasion. More than 500,000 people were killed. New __________(59) were built.
Two great conflicts across two generations helped to change the European mind about war. Germany, once the most warlike country in Europe, is now probably more in__________(60) of peace than any other. One major cause of war in Europe was rivalry(競爭) between France and Germany. The European Union was specifically formed to end that__________(61).
According to US commentator William Pfaff, "Europeans are interested in a slow development of civilized and tolerant international relations, __________ (62) on problems while avoiding catas-trophes(災(zāi)難) along the way. They have themselves only recently __________(63) from the catas-trophes of WWI and WWII, when tens of millions of people were destroyed. They don't want __________ (64)."
The last British veteran of the Somme battle died in 2005, aged 108. And WWI is passing out of memory and into history. But for anyone who wants to understand how Europeans__________ (65) ,it is still important to know a little about the terrible events of July 1,1916.
A．since．
B．becausE．
C．a(chǎn)s
D．for
3、根據(jù)內(nèi)容回答題。
he Great Newspaper War
Up until about 100 years ago, newspapers in the United States appealed only to the most se- rious readers. They used ________(51) illustrations and the articles were about politics or business.
Two men changed that-Joseph Pulitzer _______(52) The New York World and Randolph Hearst of The New York Journal. Pulitzer bought The New York World ________(53) 1883. He changed it from a traditional newspaper into a very _______(54)one overnight. He added_________(55) illustrations and cartoons. And he told his reporters to write articles on _______
(56) crime or scandal they could find. And they did. One of them even pretended she was crazy and then she ________(57)to a mental hospital. She then wrote a series of articles about the poor treatment of ________(58)in those hospitals.
In 1895, Hearst came to New York from (59) California. He wanted The Journal to be more sensational and more exciting __________(60) The World. He also wanted it to be ________(61), so he reduced the price by a penny. Hearst attracted attention because his headlines were bigger than ________(62). He often said, "Big print makes big news. "
Pulitzer and Hearst did anything they ________(63)to sell newspapers. For example,
Hearst sent Frederic Remington, the famous illustrator (64) pictures of the Spanish-A-merican War. When he got there, he told Hearst that no fighting was ________(65). Hearst answered, "You furnish the pictures. I'll furnish the war. "
A．no
B．many
C．a(chǎn) tot
D．little
4、 I asked Lily whether she wanted to go swimming with me and she nodded.
A．shook
B．disagreed
C．a(chǎn)greed
D．smiled
5、 Their parents once lived under very severe conditions.
A．tight
B．strict
C．har
D．sound
6、回答題：
Pregnant Women Warned About ACE Inhibitor
Some of the most commonly used medicines for high blood pressure are drugs called ACE in-hibitors. Doctors have given these drugs to patients for twenty-flve years. A government study in the United States found that the use almost doubled between 1995 and 2000.
Doctors have known for years that women should not take ACE inhibitors during the last six months of pregnancy. The medicine can injure the baby. ACE inhibitors, though, have been con-sidered safe when taken during the first three months. But a new study has found that women who take these drugs early in their pregnancy still increase the risk of birth disorders. The study shows that, compared to others, their babies were almost three times as likely to be born with major problems. These included problems with the formation of the brain and nervous system and holes in the heart.
The researchers say they found no increased risk in women who took other blood pressure medicines during the first three months. Researchers at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee and Boston University did the study. The New England Journal of Medicine published the results. The researchers studied the records of almost thirty thousand births between 1985 and 2000. Two hundred nine babies were born to women who took ACE inhibitors during the first three months of their pregnancies. Eighteen of the babies, or almost nine percent, had major disorders.
ACE inhibitors are often given to patients with diabetes. But diabetes during pregnancy can result in birth defects. So the study did not include any women known to be diabetic. ACE inhibitors suppress a protein called angiotensin-converting enzyme or ACE. This enzyme produces a chemical in the body that makes blood passages narrow. The drugs increase the flow of blood so pressure is reduced.
New drugs are tested on pregnant animals to see if they might cause birth defects in humans.But experts say these tests are not always dependable. The United States Food and Drug Adminis-tration helped pay for the study. The F. D. A. says women who might become pregnant should talk with their doctor about other ways to treat high blood pressure.
Paragraph 2 __________
A．Effects of ACE and ACE Inhibitors
B．Wide Use of ACE Inhibitors
C．How to Deal with High Blood Pressure in Pregnant Women
D．Damage to Pregnant Women's Future Babies
E．Suggestions on Stopping the Use of ACE Inhibitors
F．Relative Safety for Women During the First Three Months of Pregnancies
7、 The leaves have been swept into huge heaps.
A．loads
B．layers
C．pyramids
D．piles
8、The storm caused severe damage．
A．serious
B．physical
C．a(chǎn)ccidental
D．environmental
9、Her comments about men are utterly ridiculous.
A．slightly
B．partly
C．completely
D．faintly
10、 London quickly became a flourishing port.
A．major
B．large
C．successful
D．commercial