In the United States more than 80 colleges now accept just only women．Most of them were founded in the 19th century．They were set up to  1  women the education they could not get anywhere else．At that time  2  of the universities and colleges  3  only men．In the past 20 years many young women have  4   to study at colleges that accept both men and women．As a  5 ，some women’s colleges decided to accept men students, too．Others still refused to change．Now the women’s colleges are  6  again．

       The president of Trinity College in Washington D．C said by the end of the 1980s women had come to  7  that studying at the same colleges with men and women did not mean  8 had the same chance to  9 ．The president of Smith College in Massachusetts said “A women’s college  10  women to choose classes and activities  11 ．For example, if a woman student wants to learn maths, she will be given the chance．So the percentage of students who like to study maths in a women’s college is  12  than that in a college with men and women．”

       Experts say men students in the United States  13  have enough courage to speak in class．14 ,women students can’t．In a women’s college, women feel free to say  15  they want to．According to a report, women colleges also  16  leadership ability in many fields．At a women college, every  17  office is held by women．Recent studies  18 that this leadership continues after  19  ．The studies also prove that it is easier for the American women who went to women’s college to  20  successful jobs later in life．Maybe that is why this kind of college is liked by people now．

1．A．make                    B．elect                    C．offer                   D．call．

2．A．some                    B．most                   C．few                    D．none．

3．A．liked                     B．accepted              C．attracted              D．helped．

4．A．chosen                  B．failed                   C．regretted             D．hated．

5．A．goal                      B．model                  C．result                  D．level．

6．A．separate                B．troublesome         C．special                D．popular．

7．A．forget                   B．realize                 C．expect                 D．remember．

8．A．students                B．presidents            C．men                    D．women．

9．A．work                    B．visit                    C．choose                D．survive．

10．A．permits               B．forbids                C．forces                 D．reminds．

11．A．obviously             B．freely                  C．exactly                D．immediately．

12．A．smaller                B．more                   C．higher                 D．lower．

13．A．usually                B．never                  C．sometimes           D．seldom．

14．A．Finally                 B．Therefore            C．However             D．Besides．

15．A．how                    B．what                   C．when                  D．where．

16．A．bring down       B．bring over            C．bring round         D．bring about

17．A．governing            B．cleaning               C．serving                D．booking．

18．A．mean                  B．show                  C．warn                   D．conclude．

19．A．school                 B．work                   C．graduation           D．death．

20．A．hold                  B．gather           C．lose             D．require

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　　In the United States 84 colleges now accept just only women. Most of them were __1__ in the 19th century. They were set up to __2__ women the education they could not __3__ anywhere else. At that time __4__ of the universities and colleges accepted only men. But in the past 20 years many young women have __5__ to study at colleges that accept both men and women. As a result __6__ women's colleges decided to __7__ men students too. Others, however, refused to change. Now these schools are __8__ again.

　　The president of Trinity College in Washington D.C.said that by the end of the 1980s women __9__ to realize that study at the __10__ school with men did not mean women were having the same chance to learn. The president of Smith College in Massachusetts says a women's college __11__ women to choose classes and activities __12__. For example, the percentage of students who study mathematics in a women's college is higher than that in a college with both men and women.

　　Experts say men students in the United States, __13__ have enough courage to speak __14__ class more than women students do. In women's colleges, women feel free to say what they __15__ According to a report women schools also bring about leadership ability in __16__ Women. For example, at a women's college every governing office is __17__ by a woman. Recent studies __18__ that this leadership continues after __19__ The studies also show that it is __20 for the American women who went to women's colleges to hold successful jobs later in life.

(1) A．discovered	B．founded	C．found	D．finished
(2) A．show	B．supply	C．send	D．offer
(3) A．get	B．learn	C．study	D．share
(4) A．some	B．most	C．few	D．none
(5) A．selected	B．refused	C．chosen	D．failed
(6) A．some	B．any	C．no	D．all
(7) A．receive	B．refuse	C．accept	D．serve
(8) A．useful	B．troublesome	C．empty	D．popular
(9) A．came	B．happened	C．appeared	D．seemed
(10) A．advanced	B．same	C．special	D．different
(11) A．forces	B．forbids	C．permits	D．promises
(12) A．occasionally	B．freely	C．exactly	D．immediately
(13) A．hardly	B．seldom	C．particularly	D．usually
(14) A．after	B．in	C．before	D．during
(15) A．think	B．want	C．guess	D．believe
(16) A．older	B．few	C．many	D．younger
(17) A．opened	B．owned	C．grasped	D．held
(18) A．mean	B．show	C．warn	D．conclude
(19) A．office	B．class	C．school	D．graduation
(20) A．harder	B．more difficult	C．easier	D．more interesting

The State of Colorado has four of the best parks out of the 58 national parks in the United States. The parks have some of the best scenery of all the national parks．

Black Canyon （峡谷） of Gunnison National Park

This park offers the most breathtaking views from up in the mountains into the canyons below． While exploring the canyons, you will find that the walls drop nearly straight．down into the narrow valleys of the snake-like rivers below．Visitors are offered more than 100 camping sites, and a lot of bird species and many animals are native to the area．

Rocky Mountain National Park

It is the only national park in the north central region in the state of Colorado．Elevations in this park are anywhere from 8,000 feet to 14,259 feet at the top of Longs Peak．．While traveling throughout this park you will notice two very different climates because of the difference t-he upper peaks of the Rocky Mountains make. You can enjoy 359 miles of hiking trails, a lot of places for camping, horse-back riding and beautiful scenery.

Mesa Verde National Park

This is probably the most interesting national park, offering a fascinating trip back in time to 600 AD up to 1300 AD．This park was declared a protected national park in-1906 because of the cliff dwellings （住所） that were found throughout the area, which were once-home to American Indians．Many of these dwellings can be walked through, while you imagine what each room may have been used for so many years ago．

Great Sand Dunes （沙丘） National Park

The Great Sand dunes National Park lies in south central Colorado, about 127 miles from Pueblo．This park has the tallest sand dunes in all of North America and has trails for hiking．The natural sandy beaches around the small rivers and lakes are good for swimmers．

56．What's the most breathtaking thing in the Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park?

       A．The animals．       B．The walls．    C．The rivers．     D．The camping sites,

57．In the Rocky Mountain National Park, tourists may NOT be able to _      _．

       A．go sightseeing      B．boat             C．ride a horse         D．camp

58．If you are interested in history, you are advised to visit __．

       A．the Rocky Mountain National Park．

       B．the Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park

       C．the Great Sand Dunes National Park

       D．the Mesa Verde National Park

59．What's the author's purpose in writing this passage?

       A．Persuading people to visit Colorado while in America．

       B．Showing people which park is the best of the four in Colorado

       C．Introducing the best four parks in Colorado to people．

       D．Telling people some traveling information in Colorado．

If you visit a big city anywhere in the world,you will probably find a restaurant which serves the food of your native country.Most large   1   in the United States offer an international sample of   2   .Many people enjoy eating the food   3   other nations.This is probably one reason   4   there are so many different kinds of restaurants in the United States.A second is that Americans   5   from all the parts of the world.They enjoy tasting the foods of their   6  lands.

In the city of Detroit,  7   ,there are many people from Western Europe,Latin America  8   the Far East.There are many restaurants in Detroit  9   serve the foods of these areas.There are many

  10   international restaurants,too.Americans not only like the foods in these restaurants but also enjoy the chance to   11  understand the foreign people and their   12   of life.

One of   13   most common international restaurants to be   14   in the US is an Italian restaurant.The restaurant is a small business   15   by a single family.The mother of the   16 

cooks all the dishes and the   17   and children serve the customers who come to eat there.Or it may be a  18  restaurant which can   19   many customers during one evening.So a restaurant may be owned   20   one family,one person,or by several different people who work together in the business.

1.A.cities                      B.countryside                C.nations                      D.families

2.A.waiters                   B.restaurants                 C.foods                        D.cooks

3.A.about                            B.of                             C.on                                   D.with

4.A.as                          B.when                        C.which                       D.why

5.A.arrive                     B.come                        C.go                                   D.leave

6.A.garden                   B.country                            C.state                          D.native

7.A.as                          B.like                           C.for example               D.such as

8.A.and                        B.with                          C.of                             D.then

9.A.where                    B.which                       C.when                        D.why

10.A.other                    B.others                       C.another                            D.other’s

11.A.worse                   B.better                        C.hardly                       D.more

12.A.hope                    B.wish                         C.place                         D.way

13.A.the                       B.a                              C.this                           D.that

14.A.cooked                 B.enjoyed                     C.found                        D.eaten

15.A.built                     B.run                           C.driven                       D.lived

16.A.family                  B.city                           C.business                    D.restaurant

17.A.mother                 B.guests                       C.visitors                      D.father

18.A.small                    B.large                         C.tiny                          D.bad

19.A.deal                            B.work                         C.serve                         D.prepare

20.A.by                        B.with                          C.of                             D.for