The rocket engine, with its steady roar like that of a waterfall or a thunderstorm, is an impressive symbol of the new space age. Rocket engines have 1 powerful enough to shoot astronauts 2 the earth's gravitational pull and 3 them on the moon.

　　1. A. early B. happily C. late D. anxiously

　　2. A. much B. little C. as much D.much more

　　3. A. high B. increased C. added D. extra

　　4. A. interesting B.good a C. so wonderful D. excellent

　　5. A. took B.cost C. spent D. kept

　　6. A. following B. the next C.the followed D. that followed

　　7. A.none B. anything C. nothing else D. some of it

　　8. A. by the way B.in fact C. in the world D. on

　　9. A. sure about B. happy about C. pleased by D. pleased with

　　10. A. either B. neither C. nor D. for all

　　11. A. took in B.brought C.brought into D. held back

　　12. A. as well B. and together C. together with D. as good as

　　13. A.up B. down C.through D. from

　　14. A. another B. others C. other D.opposite

　　15. A. what B. how C. who D. whoever

　　16. A. met with B. came up to C. shook hands with D. said goodbye to

　　17. A. excited B. disappointed C. frightened D. pleased

　　18. A. full of B.filled with C. at a loss D. needed

　　19. A. before B. after C. until D.when

　　20. A. poor B. a wonderful C. good D. additional

　　1. A. her B. him C. it D. John

　　2. A. Following B. Near C. Next D.The second

　　3. A. was happened B. take place C. had happened D. was taken place

　　4. A. felt B.felled C. fallen D. fell

　　5. A. nor B.ane C. but D. also

　　6. A. think B. sinking C.fall D. sank

　　7. A.come out B. appeared C. saw D. show

　　8. A. to B.in C. towards D. into

　　9. A.up B. down C. far D. sinking

　　10. A. after B. before C. as soon as D. while

　　11. A. draw B. push C.hold D. pulled

　　12. A. above B. over C. high D. out of

　　13. A.safe B. save C. safety D. safely

　　14. A. second B. two C. another D.three

　　15. A. so that B. and C. also D. so

　　16. A.pleased B. tiring C. tired D. excited

　　17. A. jumping B. beating C. striking D. leaping

　　18. A. come to B.come out C. appeared D. woke

　　19. A.hospital B. home C. school D.telephone box

　　20. A. should B.would C. will D. must

　　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

　　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 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 the main idea of the passage?

　　A) How to diet.

　　B) Why we should diet.

　　C) What we should diet.

　　D) Where we should diet.

　　2. While dieting you should ________.

　　A) choose fried foods

　　B) choose low-calorie food

　　C) choose snack as hamburger in McDonalds

　　D) talk to your doctor

　　3. When you have lost the weight you wish, you can ________.

　　A) have some more simple items in your diet

　　B) eat more and more foods you like

　　C) stop dieting

　　D) tell the doctor what you've done

　　4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

　　A) While dieting, you should ask the doctor so that you can lose your weight quickly.

　　B) Plan meals means to have some foods you like and take them as your daily eating habits.

　　C) When you have lost your weight, you can have some coffee and tea without sugar or cream.

　　D) As you are dieting, don't forget exercise.

　　5. If you want to start a weight control program, you should ________.

　　A) ask your doctor

　　B) plan meals and choose low-calorie foods

　　C) do some exercise

　　D) all of the above

　　1. Which of the following statements would Bowlby support?

　　A) Statistical studies should be carried out to assess the positive effect of day care for children at the age of three or older. www.yingyusanji.com

　　B) Early day care can delay the occurrence of mental illness in children.

　　C) The first three years of one's life is extremely important to the later development of personality.

　　D) Children under three get used to the life at nursery schools more readily than children over three.

　　2. Which of the following is derivable from Bowlby's work?

　　A) mothers should not send their children to day care centers until they are three years or older.

　　B) Day care nurseries have positive effects on a child's development.

　　C) A child sent to a day care center before the age of three may have emotional problems in later life.

　　D) Day care would not be so popular if it has noticeable effects on a child's personality.

　　3. It is suggested that modern societies differ from traditional societies in that

　　A) the parents-child relationship is more exclusive in modern societies.

　　B) a child more often grows up with his/her brothers or sisters in traditional societies.

　　C) mother brings up children with the help of her husband in traditional societies.

　　D) children in modern societies are more likely to develop mental illness in later years.

　　4. Which of the following statements is NOT an argument against Bowlby's theory?

　　A) many studies show that day care has a positive effect on children's development.

　　B) Day care is safe, otherwise there wouldn't be so many nursery schools.

　　C) Separation from parent for very young children is common in some traditional societies.

　　D) Parents find the immediate effects of early day care difficult to deal with.

　　5. Which of the following best expresses the writer's attitude towards early day care?

　　A) Children under three should stay with heir parents.

　　B) Early day care has positive effects on children's development.

　　C) The issue is controversial and its settlement calls for the use of statistics.

　　D) The effects of early day care on children are exaggerated and parents should ignore the issue.

　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

　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

　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.