4．The job is not very good _________ income，but I can get valuable experience from it．（　　）

A．

in terms of

B．

in search of

C．

in need of

D．

in case of

3．Many people take it for granted that black is a color of bad things while white should always mean something good．This may be because，in their opinion，black is related to darkness and white to purity．However，that is not always the case．Did you know that the same one color may mean something differently in different places of the world？
In the English-speak ing world，black is the color of mourning-people wear black at the funeral．Red is concerned with danger or bloodshed（伤亡）．Yellow is the word for fear．If you are afraid，you are yellow．Yet none of these sayings is true outside the English-speaking world．In China and Korea white is the color of mourning．In Russia，China and some other countries，red stands for beauty，life and excellence．In Italy and Germany，you are yellow with anger，not with fear．
Even within the English-speaking area，it is not difficult to find color contradictions（矛盾）．A redcap in the United States is a porter in a railway station．In Britain，however，a redcap is a military policeman．Both names are logical，because both men wear red caps．Similarly，the British term for an American white-collar worker is sometimes called a black-coated worker．
One does not have to cross an area to find color differences．Would you rather be red-blooded or a blue-blooded？If we go back to the origin，we find that both terms are logical as both names suggest．The expression"blueblood"comes from Spain，where some noble families proudly told the world that they had"blue blood"．Actually they meant that they had no Moorish or Jewish blood．But then why"blue"blood？Because they were fair-skinned，and it is only natural that their blood vessels （血管）stood out appearing blue．
56．Yellow is concerned with anger inD
A．India                        B．Britain
C．China                        D．Italy 
57．Both Britain and America would probably agree thatB
A．a redcap is a porter in a station
B．black is the color of mourning
C．red stands for beauty and excellence
D．a black-coated worker is employed in an office
58．In Britain，a redcap is aD         
A．porter   B．nobleman    C．clerk    D．military policeman
59．The best title for this reading selection isC．
A．The Origin of Blue Blood
B．Colors that Carry Bad Meanings
C．The Meaning Concerned with Certain Colors
D．The Development of the Symbolic Use of Colors．

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1．-How much salt did you put in the soup？
-I'm sorry to say，____．I forget．（　　）

A．

not a little

B．

no one

C．

none

D．

nothing

20．The British royal family is about to be slimmed down．The queen plans to reduce the number of real royals，it was recently announced．However，there seems little sign of the monarchy （君主）
disappearing completely．
Up till the 17th century，the British king or queen was believed to rule by"divine （神的）right"，which was the idea that God chose the king or queen to rule and that he or she was therefore above the law．However，this idea ended with the English Revolution，in which King Charles the first was imprisoned and then killed in 1649．
So what role does the British royal family have today？
Well，the Queen has important formal duties：as Head of State，the Queen represents the UK on visits abroad and invites other world leaders to visit the UK．As Head of the Armed Forces，only the Queen can declare when the UK is at war or when war was over．The Queen also has constitutional duties：She has to sign many government and Commonwealth documents every day．
In addition，the royal family spends a great deal of its time traveling up and down the country in support of different charity projects．
But the public in Britain do not believe there should be a royal family．Sometimes，the press and media criticize the royal family as well．
One criticism is that British people should not have to pay for the royal family through their taxes．
Today，the royal family works hard to be relevant in，the modem world．The queen's speech on TV is less formal every Christmas，and is now available as a podcast （播客）．In 2005，after graduation from university，Prince William spent time teaching English in Uruguay，the sort of work many young British people do at some time in their lives．

55．What can be concluded from the first two paragraphs？B
A．The British king or queen is about to become common people．
B．The British king or queen is no longer believed to rule by divine right．
C．The English Revolution put an end to the British royal family in 1649．
D．The royal family's role was most important in Britain in the 17th century．
56．Which of the following is NOT among formal duties of the Queen？A
A．Travelling around the world for charity projects．
B．Declaring when the UK is at war．
C．Inviting other world leaders to visit the UK．
D．Signing Commonwealth documents every day．
57．Prince William is mentioned in the passage to show thatD．
A．he is popular in the UK
B．many young British people do voluntary work
C．he has tried to win young people's admiration
D．the royal family is trying to change their image
58．We can infer from the passage thatC．
A．British people are all in favor of the royal family
B．the public are encouraged to oppose the royal family
C．the British royal family are facing surviving challenges
D．British youths are required to teach English in Uruguay in their lives．

19．What the movie"The year 2012"has displayed is _______but practical since _______depends on"if"．（　　）

	A．	anything，everything		B．	nothing，everything
	C．	everything，anything		D．	none，everything

18．Gov．David Paterson______ to account for his actions．If he can show that he did no wrong，he must do so．If not，he should resign．（　　）

A．

has failed

B．

had failed

C．

is failing

D．

failed

17．____with rich experience can apply for the job．（　　）

A．

Anyone

B．

Whoever

C．

Someone

D．

Whomever

16．Up to now，the Hope Project ______ thousands of children who would otherwise have died．（　　）

A．

would save

B．

saves

C．

had saved

D．

has saved

15．As the world changes faster than ever，our greatest concern is making sure that _____ of these changes do us harm．（　　）

A．

any

B．

some

C．

neither

D．

none