One summer night, on my way home from work I decided to see a movie. I knew the theatre would be air-conditioned and I couldn't face my 1 apartment. 　　Sitting in the theatre I had to look through the 2 between the two tall heads in front of me

　　1. A. to B. for

　　C. of D. on

　　2. A. return B. reply

　　C. addition D. turn

　　3. A. about B. with

　　C. of D. by

　　4. A. effects B. expectations

　　C. results D. consequences

　　5. A. appears B. feels

　　C. leads D. sounds

　　6. A. civil B. human

　　C. mankind D. individual

　　7. A. attract B. attach

　　C. control D. bind

　　8. A. rule B. discipline

　　C. law D. regulation

　　9. A. play B. keep

　　C. show D. do

　　10. A. those B. all

　　C. any D. other

　　11. A. interests B. feelings

　　C. friendship D. impressions

　　12. A. on B. in

　　C. for D. between

　　13. A. print B. copy

　　C. issue D. publication

　　14. A. confirm B. resolve

　　C. assure D. secure

　　15. A. main B. central

　　C. neutral D. nuclear

　　16. A. ask B. appeal

　　C. call D. look

　　17. A. more B. less

　　C. most D. least

　　18. A. friends B. what

　　C. people D. who

　　19. A. summary B. decision

　　C. conclusion D. claim

　　20. A. yet B. still

　　C. moreover D. however

　1. What does a house mean in the United States?

　　A) It is a dream which many people can hardly realize.

　　B) It is so expensive that many people cannot really buy them.

　　C) It is the most important property that many people try to buy.

　　D) It doesn't belong to people if they can't borrow money from the bank.

　　2. If American people borrow money from the bank for 25 years, this means that the person who borrows

　　A) has twenty-five years to pay back the money

　　B) has more than twenty-five years to pay back the money

　　C) has less than twenty-five years to pay back the money

　　D) has about twenty-five years to pay back the money

　　3. What does“down payment”refer to in the passage?

　　A) Money borrowed from a bank as a mortgage.

　　B) Money paid to a bank before the mortgages is given.

　　C) Interest received by a person who borrows money as the mortgages.

　　D) Interest charged by a bank on a mortgage.

　　4. Which is not one of the things researched by a bank?

　　A) How much money the borrower owns.

　　B) What salary the borrower makes.

　　C) What kind of job the borrower has.

　　D) What kind of house the borrower lives in.

　　5. The most suitable title for this passage would be _______.

　　A) How to Save Money on the House

　　B) How to Borrow Money from a Bank

　　C) How to Take a Mortgage

　　D) How to Buy a House

　　1. What is whole life insurance?

　　A) It's permanent insurance protection from the day you were born until you die.

　　B) It's permanent insurance protection that protects you for your whole life, from the day you buy it until you die.

　　C) It's insurance protection for your whole family members.

　　D) It's income protection insurance.

　　2. What can whole life insurance do for you?

　　A) It only provides basic insurance protection.

　　B) It provides Mortgage protection and Estate preservation.

　　C) It offers Retirement funding, Charitable giving, Business needs.

　　D) It not only offers basic insurance protection, but also provides Mortgage protection, Estate preservation, Retirement funding, Charitable giving and Business 　needs.

　　3. According to the passage, who will help you determine an amount of insurance needed?

　　A) A life insurance agent.

　　B) Nobody except yourself.

　　C) Your family members.

　　D) Your lawyer.

　　4. The word“policy”in the fifth paragraph probably means ________.

　　A) 政策

　　B) 保险

　　C)彩票

　　D) 策略，方法

　　5. When you die, the death benefits of your life insurance will ________.

　　A) be lost

　　B) be paid to your beneficiaries

　　C) be possessed by the insurance company

　　D) will be given to the government

　　1. What's the finding of the research undertaken at Carnegie Mellon University?

　　A) People spend more time on the Internet now.

　　B) People spend less time with their families and friends now.

　　C) The Net proves socially healthier than television.

　　D) Internet use may cause a drop in psychological health.

　　2. What had the researchers expected before the research?

　　A) The Net may account for the drop in psychological health.

　　B) Internet use may improve social health.

　　C) Internet use has nothing to do with social health.

　　D) Spending much time on the Internet makes people feel bad and lonely.

　　3. Which is not true according to the passage?

　　A) The Net allows users to choose their information and to communicate with others.

　　B) Internet communication may be less psychologically satisfying than actual conversation.

　　C) Undeveloped Internet technology causes the drop in psychological health.

　　D) The wider world through the Net makes users less satisfied with their lives.

　　4. What does Christine Riley, the psychologist, suggest?

　　A) It's necessary to take social factors into account in designing applications and services for technology.

　　B) It's important to tell the users how to design and apply the technology.

　　C) Compared with social factors, the technology itself has more influence on the Internet users.

　　D) No social factors should be considered in applications and services for technology.

　　5. Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the passage?

　　A) How to Use the Internet

　　B) Disadvantages of the Internet

　　C) Social Factors and the Internet

　　D) Internet May Cause Bad Feelings

　　26. [A]for [B]in [C]to [D] of

　　27. [A]looked up to [B]looked forward [C]looked into [D] looked upon

　　28. [A]willing [B]reluctant [C]unwilling [D] probable

　　29. [A]take pains [B]run risk [C] take a risk [D] make efforts

　　30. [A]to [B]with [C]for [D]towards

　　31. [A]so [B] various [C] different [D]such

　　32. [A] apply [B] worry [C] ignore [D] notice

　　33. [A] which [B] that [C] how [D] why

　　34. [A] methods [B] forms [C] rules [D] activities

　　35. [A] correlate [B] relate [C] compare [D] contrast

　　36. [A] for [B] what [C] which [D] that

　　37. [A]within [B]from [C]beyond [D]between

　　38. [A]exist [B]go [C]depend [D]confide

　　39. [A]strength [B]storms [C]powers [D]forces

　　40. [A]physician [B]physical [C]physiological [D]psychological

　　41. [A]tries [B]continues [C]wants [D]decides

　　42. [A]will be [B]appear [C]are [D]is

　　43. [A]unusual [B]normal [C]common [D]strange

　　44. [A]strength [B]efforts [C]energy [D]time

　　45. [A]shortage [B]lack [C]rubbish [D]waste

　　36."A buyer will get something for nothing"in paragraph 2 may probably mean ________.

　　A) a buyer will not get what he pays for

　　B)a buyer will get more than what he pays for

　　C) a buyer will get something useful free of charge

　　D) a buyer will get more but pay less

　　37. From the pasage we know the buyer pays more attention to ________.

　　A) the size of a container

　　B) a container with attractive picture

　　C) a well-designed container

　　D) a plain container with low cost

　　38. What suggestion does the writer give in the passage?

　　A) It's not good to buy the product which is sold in a glass or dish.

　　B) The quality of a container has nothing to do with the quality of the product.

　　C) The best choice for a buyer is to buy a product in a plain package.

　　D) A buyer should buy what he needs most rather than a well-designed package.

　　39. Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage?

　　A) In fact glasses or dishes used for packaging do not cost money at all.

　　B)"Family Size"printed on the package means that it is rather economic.

　　C) To a child, even to an adult, the form is far more important than the content.

　　D) Words and pictures written on the package are thought to be an advertisement.

　　40. What do you think is the best title for the passage?

　　A) How to Package a Product.

　　B) How to Make an Advertisement.

　　C) How to Sell Product.

　　D) How to Attract More Buyers.

　41. The function that broadband technology has on the new digital economy is ________.

　　A) further

　　B) critical

　　C) costly

　　D) global

　　42. How much does a user pay if he has broadband technology installed?

　　A) It depends On the length of time.

　　B) It depends on the times of dial-up.

　　C) He pays at a fixed monthly rate.

　　D) He pays a lot of money.

　　43. Compared with the modem speed the broadband technology can transmit data ________.

　　A) at up to forty times of ordinary speed

　　B) much more faster

　　C) at a high speed

　　D) within a second

　　44. Who can take advantage of the broadband technology according to the passage?

　　A) Family members.

　　B) College students.

　　C) Both home owners and businessmen.

　　D) Only businessmen and their partners.

　　45. With the broadband technology companies can have all their operations done

　　A) during the work days.

　　B) during the whole week

　　C) online

　　D) offline

　　1.The passage is mainly about_____.

　　A. water resources of the United States

　　B. the renewal processes of water in mature

　　C. the importance of water conservation

　　D.water pollution in America

　　2. The word "drought" in the sentence "First, the periods of drought---ground water supplies." Most probably means_____.

　　A. catastrophe of too much rain

　　B. danger of running out of water

　　C. calamity dry weather

　　D. damage caused by typhoon

　　3. Water is relatively purer in_____.

　　A. fast moving streams and rivers

　　B. underground water supplies

　　C. mountainous areas

　　D. rain and snow

　　4. When the author says that lakes have become "wet deserts",._____

　　A. he is being angry

　　B. he is being optimistic

　　C. he is being sad

　　D. he is being humorous

　　5. It is implied in the passage that______

　　A. water can be polluted by deserts

　　B. there are many water conservation programs in America

　　C. water keeps evaporating from the earth's surface

　　D. water is not polluted by waster materials

　　1. [A] at noon [B] in the morning [C] at night [D] in spring

　　2. [A] mill [B] laboratory [C] hospital [D] classroom

　　3. [A] studying [B] studied [C] to study [D] having studied

　　4. [A] everyone [B] anyone [C] someone [D] no one

　　5. [A] therefore [B] if [C] despite [D] although

　　6. [A] miss [B] remember [C] realize [D] notice

　　7. [A] objects [B] experiments [C] goals [D] subjects

　　8. [A] manufacture [B] initiate [C] prepare [D] record

　　9. [A] signal [B] sign [C] sigh [D] assign

　　10. [A] work [B] wake [C] sleep [D] remain

　　11. [A] Subjects [B] Examiners [C] Computers [D] Observers

　　12. [A] Once [B] Never [C] Hardly [D] Frequently

　　13. [A] start [B] produce [C] become [D] appeal

　　14. [A] had gone up [B] has gone up [C] goes up [D] is going up

　　15. [A] decides [B] pronounces [C] refers [D] indicates

　　16. [A] researcher [B] body [C] sleeper [D] on-looker

　　17. [A] remember [B] forget [C] imagine [D] dream

　　18. [A] asleep [B] wakened [C] wakening [D] slept

　　19. [A] more five minutes [B] five more minute[C] five minutes [D] five more minutes

　　20. [A] colour [B] record [C] memory [D] description

　　1. The study of children and television shows that

　　A) it is useless for television companies to delay adult viewing to the later hours.

　　B) It is a waste of time for children to watch adult programs on TV.

　　C) Children should not watch television programs late into the night.

　　D) Children are supposed to learn a lot from television programs.

　　2. "Recall was in reverse proportion to the amount they had watched" (in Paragraph 2) has almost the same meaning as

　　A) "the more they watch the less they remember".(in Paragraph 1)

　　B) "Programs seeking to put over serious messages are strongly disliked". (in Paragraph 2)

　　C) "They see them as short programs in their own right".(in Paragraph 2)

　　D) "educational television is probably least successful of all in imparting attitudes or information".(in Paragraph 3)

　　3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the new study of children and television?

　　A) Some children stay up late to watch the programs they like

　　B) Children enjoy watching challenging programs.

　　C) Children don't like serious messages and high-pressured ads.

　　D) Though children like watching ads, most of them don't believe what ads say about the product.

　　4. Cullingford concludes that www.yingyusanji.com

　　A) children are excited when they watch TV.

　　B) Watching TV has little real effect on children.

　　C) Parents should spend less time watching TV.

　　D) Parents should be worried about the effect of TV on children.

　　5. Whom would the result of the new study upset?

　　A) the advertisers.

　　B) The children viewers.

　　C) The movie stars.

　　D) The educators.