The police say there is a $50,000 _______ for any information that helps them find the killer.

A. income                    B. fee                         C. bill                          D. reward

完形填空  (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)  
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
The study of the effects of music on the mind and brain has been a subject of interest for many. The   16  has concluded that music does have positive effects on the mind and brain.
Music is found to affect the   17   of learning and thinking. If work is   18   by quiet and comforting music, it helps the listener think, analyze and work faster in a more   19  manner. Music   20   a positive attitude in the listeners and provides them with motivation(动力;动机). Surveys have shown that music brings about remarkable improvements in the   21  skills of students. Listening to pleasant music, while doing a difficult task, can make   22  seem easier.
Music has a   23   effect on the interpersonal skills of an individual.  24  that we face in life are often the result of lack of confidence and lack of desire to learn. Students’ poor academic results are often a(n)   25  of their lack of motivation and their disinterest. Music lessons during school can help the students   26  their mental block. Music proves helpful in encouraging young children to venture new fields.
Music   27   plays a vital role in strengthening   28  . Certain tunes are known to activate all the parts of the listener’s body, thus   29  him/her in the performance of other creative tasks. Music is found to give students the capacity to trust   30  . Music stimulates the brain centers that deal with thinking, analyzing and planning, thus strengthening one’s organizational skills.
16. A. newspaper   B. book   C. research     D. time
17. A. joy         B. process       C. beginning   D. task
18. A. accompanied        B. created       C. done   D. composed
19. A. inefficient(低效的)         B. efficient      C. interesting          D. boring
20. A. reduces         B. combines    C. takes   D. develops
21. A. academic      B. physical       C. original        D. historic
22. A. music    B. learning      C. lessons        D. it
23. A. positive         B. negative     C. passive        D. harmful
24. A. Diseases       B. Successes   C. Failures       D. Difficulties
25. A. income          B. outcome     C. improvement      D. progress
26. A. live        B. love     C. hate    D. fight
27. A. never    B. still      C. ever    D. also
28. A. responsibility          B. creativity    C. duty    D. intelligence
29. A. benefiting     B. constructing       C. damaging   D. worrying
30. A. others B. teachers     C. themselves         D. texts

I pity anyone who has to feed a family on such a low ______

A. income      B. pay      C. wage      D. salary.

Today the car is the most popular sort of transportation in all of the United States.It has completely 1 the horse as a 2 of everyday transportation.Americans use their car for 3 90% of all 4 business.Most Americans are able to 5 cars.The average price of a 6 made car was ,050 in 1950, ,470 in 1960 and up to ,750 7 1975.During this period American car manufacturers set about 8 their products and work efficiency.As aresult, the yearly income of the 9 family increased from 1950 to 1975 10 than the price of cars.For this reason 11 a new car takes a smaller 12 of a family?s total earnings today.In 1951 13 it took 8.1 months of an average family?s 14 to buy a new car.In 1962 a new car 15 8.3 of a family?s annual earnings, by 1975 it only took 4.75 16 income.In addition, the 1975 cars were technically 17 to models from previous years.The 18 of automobile extends throughout the economy 19 the car is so important to American.Americans spend more money 20 keeping their cars running than on any other item.

1.A.denied B.reproduced C.replaced D.ridiculed

2.A.means B.mean C.types D.kinds

3.A.hardly B.nearly C.certainly D.somehow

4.A.personal B.personnel C.manual D.artificial

5.A.buy B.sell C.race D.see

6.A.quickly B.regularly C.rapidly D.recently

7.A.on B.in C.before D.after

8.A.raising B.making C.reducing D.improving

9.A.unusual B.smallest C.average D.biggest

10.A.slower B.equal C.faster D.less

11.A.bringing B.obtain C.bought D.purchasing

12.A.part B.half C.number D.quality

13.A.clearly B.proportionally C.percentage D.suddenly

14.A.income B.work C.plans D.debts

15.A.used B.spent C.cost D.needed

16.A.month?s B.year?s C.family D.year

17.A.famous B.superior C.fastest D.better

18.A.running B.notice C.influence D.affect

19.A.then B.as C.so D.which

20.A.to B.in C.of D.for

完形填空 (共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分)

Before the 29^th century the horse provided day to day transportation in the United States. Trains were used only for long-distance transportation.

Today the car is the most popular sort of transportation in all of the United States. It has completely    41    the horse as a means of everyday transportation. Americans use their cars for nearly 90 percent of all personal    42   .

Most Americans are able to buy cars. The average price of a    43    made car was $ 2,500 in 1950, $ 2,740 in 1960 and up to $ 4,750 in 1975. During this period American car manufacturers set about    44    their products. As a result, the yearly income of the average family increased from 1950 to 1975   45    than the price of cars. For this reason purchasing a new car takes a smaller    46    of a family’s total earnings today.

In 1951 proportionally it took 8.1 months of an average family’s    47    to buy a new car. By 1975 it only took 4.75    48    income. In addition, the 1975 cars were technically superior to models from previous years.

The    49    of the automobile extends throughout the economy as the car is so important to Americans. Americans spend more money    50    their cars running than on any other item.

41. A. denied         B. reproduced            C. replaced                   D. repeated

42. A. trip             B. works                   C. business                   D. travel

43. A. quickly        B. regularly                  C. rapidly                         D. recently

44. A. raising         B. making                    C. reducing                   D. improving

45. A. slower         B. equal                       C. faster                       D. less

46. A. part             B. half                         C. number                    D. side

47. A. income        B. work                        C. plan                         D. debts

48. A. months’              B. dollar’s                    C. family                   D. year

49. A. running              B. notice                   C. influence                  D. discussion

50. A. starting        B. leaving                     C. keeping                    D. repairing