It is an odd coincidence（巧合）that in the year when the Oxford English Dictionary is being put on to a computer, which will be able to read all of it in 10 minutes, we should also be celebrating the bicentenary of the death of the last man to write an English dictionary only with single－handed－Dr. Samuel Johnson.

Johnson’s dictionary took him eight years from 1747 to 1755, working in the attic of his London home, now one of the city’s tourist sights. Then, it was like a counting house with his copyists on high stools, transcribing the works and their illustrative contexts, which he had underlined（勾画）in his wide range of reading.

He had six assistants and finished his task in eight years. The editor of the Oxford dictionary had 25 lexicographers（词典编纂人员）to assist him and, although the first volume was published in 1884, the last supplement（补编）would not be ready until next year－101 years later. The present editor, Robert Burchfield, had put 28 years into it.

Yet Johnson's dictionary was still being used until the Oxford dictionary replaced it, and it was regularly reprinted long after his death in 1784. It was written, he said, to refine the English language,“to clear it from colloquial barbarisms（不规范语言）and licentious idioms.”

It certainly bore the stamp of one man's personality. Many of his definitions（释义）show his sense of humor. “Novel”, for instance, is defined as “a small tale, generally of love”, and“dull” is illustrated by the sentence:“To make dictionaries is a dull work.”

72.We know from the passage that the Oxford English Dictionary     .

A.was put on to a computer in 1984

B.was published at the year when Dr. Johnson died

C.was published 200 years after Dr. Johnson died

D.was put on to a computer in 1985

73.The sharp contrast mentioned in the passage between Johnson’s dictionary and the Oxford English Dictionary is     .

A.the former came before the latter.

B.the former bore the stamp of one man’s personality while the latter that of 25 lexicographers.

C.the latter was put on to a computer while the former was replaced by the latter.

D.the former was finished almost single－handed while the latter was the product of a group of lexicographers.

74.Dr. Johnson's dictionary is s dictionary of     .

A.colloquial barbarisms   B.licentious idioms 

C.standard English        D.colloquial barbarisms and licentious idioms

75.Which of the following is not true?

A.After Johnson joint efforts are employed to compile dictionaries.

B.The compiling of the Oxford English Dictionary was finished in 1985.

C.Johnson’s dictionary is popular for more than 100 years.

D.Johnson’s dictionary is the first English Dictionary.

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阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。

　　Yesterday evening I was watching the evening news on television. The news was about a 1 for scientific discoveries. The announcer, whose name was Ralph Story, 2 something that caught my 3 ．“All great discoveries,” he said “are made by people between the ages of twenty-five and thirty.” Being a little over thirty myself, I wanted to 4 with him. Nobody wants to think that he is past the age of making any 5 . The next day I went to the public library, spending several hours, and 6 to find the ages of famous people and their discoveries. Ralph was right.

　　First I looked at some of the 7 discoveries. One of the earliest, the famous one that 8 that bodies of different weight 9 at the same speed, was made by Galileo when he was 26. Madam Curie started her research that led to a Nobel Prize when she was 28. Einstein was 26 when he 10 his world-changing theory of relativity. Well, 11 of that. Yet I wondered if those “best years” were true in other 12 .

　　Then how about 13 ? Surely it needed the wisdom of 14 to make a good leader. Perhaps it does, but look when these people 15 their careers. Winston Churchill was elected to the House of Commons at the age of 26. Abraham Lincoln 16 the life of a country lawyer and was elected to the government at what age? Twenty-six.

　　But why don't best years come after thirty? After thirty, I 17 , most people do not want to take risks or try new ways. Then I thought of people 18 Shakespeare and Picasso. The former was writing wonderful 19 at the late age of fifty. 20 the latter was still trying new ways of painting when he was ninety!

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第二节完型填空（共20小题，小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
I will never forget the summer back in 1969．Funds were  36  because my parents were building a new house．The last few days before payday were the  37   There just wasn't enough food to go around．I can remember  38   we waited for payday as if it were a holiday．My father would stop at the  39   on the way home from work so that my mother could goshopping when he got home．We enjoyed going to the grocery store with her．We would dream about  40   the whole store home．When we returned home, my sisters and I were like a pack of wolves _41_ through the bags．On payday we would  42  until we were ready to burst,knowing that as the week progressed,  43  would become less available．We never had any lunch money． 44   did we have the proper school supplies or nice clothes to wear．The other children often made  45  of us．
One day my father told us he  46   where there were some wild blueberries growing．We had permission to go and   47   them and we were so excited．
I can remember being out there in the hot sun all day picking blueberries．When we got 48_, my mother decided to make a blueberry pie．She spent half the day working on it．We couldn't wait．The   49   of it baking in the oven was driving us crazy．We all waited in the 50  and my mother got angry．She put the pie on the top shelf to  51  while we ate our dinner．
After dinner we raced to the kitchen．I was the  52  one to get to the shelf．I  53  forthe pie and started climbing down．Then it happened! I lost my  54   and let go of the pie．Allthe hard work we had done that day had been  55
36．A．enough           B．helpful            C．tight               D．available                                        
37．A．shortest           B．worst              C．busiest        D．best                                                          
38．A．how                   B．why             C．where         D．what                                                               
39．A．bank               B．store               C．school         D．park                                                               
40．A．fetching          B．borrowing         C．bringing      D．keeping                     
41．A．biting             B．tearing            C．looking     D．breaking                  
42．A．eat                B．wait              C．fight         D．play                       
43．A．storage             B．time              C．supply       D．food            
44．A．Nor               B．So                C．Either        D．Also                    
45．A．use               B．light              C．sense        D．fun                          
46．A．recognized         B．realized           C．knew          D．wondered                  
47．A．plant              B．water             C．sell          D．pick                       
48．A．up                B．back              C．down          D．off                 
49．A．smell             B．skill              C．act         D．taste           
50．A．bedroom          B．kitchen            C．house             D．queue                       
51．A．prepare            B．bake              C．warm         D．cool                   
52．A．first               B．last               C．former      D．latter                    
53．A．shouted            B．hunted            C．cared         D．reached                    
54．A．temper            B．weight            C．balance        D．way                      
55．A．enjoyed           B．destroyed          C．stopped        D．Lost

第二节 完型填空（共20小题，小题1．5分，满分30分）

       阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

       I will never forget the summer back in 1969．Funds were  36   because my parents were building a new house．The last few days before payday were the  37   There just wasn't enough food to go around．I can remember  38   we waited for payday as if it were a holiday．My father would stop at the  39   on the way home from work so that my mother could go shopping when he got home．We enjoyed going to the grocery store with her．We would dream about  40   the whole store home．When we returned home, my sisters and I were like a pack of wolves _41_ through the bags．On payday we would  42  until we were ready to burst, knowing that as the week progressed,  43  would become less available．We never had any lunch money． 44   did we have the proper school supplies or nice clothes to wear．The other children often made  45   of us．

       One day my father told us he  46   where there were some wild blueberries growing．We had permission to go and   47   them and we were so excited．

       I can remember being out there in the hot sun all day picking blueberries．When we got  48_, my mother decided to make a blueberry pie．She spent half the day working on it．We couldn't wait．The   49   of it baking in the oven was driving us crazy．We all waited in the  50  and my mother got angry．She put the pie on the top shelf to  51   while we ate our dinner．

       After dinner we raced to the kitchen．I was the  52   one to get to the shelf．I  53  for the pie and started climbing down．Then it happened! I lost my   54   and let go of the pie．All the hard work we had done that day had been  55

36．A．enough            B．helpful             C．tight                D．available                                        

37．A．shortest            B．worst               C．busiest         D．best                                                          

38．A．how                    B．why              C．where          D．what                                                               

39．A．bank                B．store                C．school          D．park                                                               

40．A．fetching           B．borrowing         C．bringing       D．keeping                     

41．A．biting              B．tearing             C．looking      D．breaking                  

42．A．eat                 B．wait               C．fight         D．play                       

43．A．storage              B．time               C．supply       D．food            

44．A．Nor                B．So                 C．Either        D．Also                    

45．A．use                B．light               C．sense          D．fun                          

46．A．recognized          B．realized            C．knew           D．wondered                   

47．A．plant               B．water              C．sell           D．pick                       

48．A．up                 B．back               C．down           D．off                 

49．A．smell              B．skill               C．act          D．taste           

50．A．bedroom           B．kitchen             C．house               D．queue                       

51．A．prepare             B．bake               C．warm          D．cool                   

52．A．first                B．last                C．former        D．latter                    

53．A．shouted             B．hunted             C．cared         D．reached                    

54．A．temper             B．weight             C．balance         D．way                      

55．A．enjoyed            B．destroyed           C．stopped         D．Lost

Two friends visited the zoo together. The zoo was very large and it was   36   to go everywhere. They had to decide where and which animal to visit as their time was   37  . So both of them agreed not to   38   after choosing a   39   at every fork (岔路口).

A road sign at the first fork   40   one way to the lion quarters and the other to the tiger hill. They decided on the   41   after a   42   discussion because lions were “the king of the grassland”. The second showed a division (路口) going separately to the panda and peacock. They   43   panda as it was the nation’s treasure and went its way. Thus they made choices all along the way and each choice meant   44   what they could regret. But they had to make it  45  , for it brooked (容忍) no delay. If they hesitated they would miss  46  . Only   47   decision could offer more chances for sightseeing and   48   possible regret.

Life is  49  like this—choices often occur that one has to make, for example, between two  50   jobs, two fascinating wooers (追求者). To get one you   51   give up the other—you can get half of it. If you   52   weighing the pros and cons(权衡利弊) and calculating gains and losses, you will most likely   53   empty-handedness. Don’t be sad about it.  54   you have got half of the desirable things in life—something that is   55   to get.

1.A. easy        B. impossible   C. eager      D. possible

2.A. limited       B. enough    C. tight    D. plentiful

3.A. go          B. come           C. return       D. reach

4.A. main road    B. highway        C. crossing   D. branch 

5.A. had          B. showed         C. intended   D. pointed

6.A. last          B. latter    C. former     D. the third

7.A. long        B. brief        C. no        D. heated

8.A. hoped       B. wanted     C. got            D. favored

9.A. getting      B. taking     C. giving up       D. grasping

10.A. immediately  B. slowly       C. hardly       D. easily

11.A. less           B. most    C. more    D. least

12.A. rapid        B. slow         C. short       D. high    

13.A. increase      B. reduce         C. cause         D. raise

14.A. absolutely    B. hardly       C. more or less     D. most

15.A. desirable      B. rejected    C. enjoyable      D. unwanted

16.A. wish      B. have to       C. must               D. want

17.A. kill time      B. spend time  C. have a hard time D. hope for

18.A. start with B. get up      C. end up in        D. succeed in

19.A. At least       B. Not in the least C. At most     D. By no means

20.A. hard       B. delighted       C. stupid           D. supported