56. What would be the best title for this text? 　 A. Computerized Traffic Control system　 B. Rush Periods Getting Longer 　 C. The Nation’s Busiest Road　　　　 D. Sensors on Expressways 57. How does the controller follow Chicago’s traffic? 　 A. By learning how to use a computer. 　 B. By waiting for the red light to turn to green. 　 C. By watching the sensors built into the expressways. 　 D. By looking at a set of lights on the map in the control room. 58. What colour shows that the traffic moves the fastest? 　 A. Red.　 B. Yellow.　　 C. Green.　　　 D. It’s uncertain. 59. The underlined word “it” in the passage refers to _____. 　 A. a truck which needs repairing 　　 　 B. a truck repaired on the road 　 C. Austin Avenue　　　　　　　 D. a red light 60. The system in Chicago _________ . 　 A. is really effective　　　　　 B. is actually of very little use 　 C. will be sent to Los Angeles 　　　 D. is looked down upon by New York’s traffic director

B) 补全对话

(A young Chinese student meets an American lady)

----- Hi, how do you do ? I’m from the States.

----- 61 .

----- I’m from the U.S... the United States. 62 .

----- Yes, but only a few words. Do you speak Chinese ?

----- No, I’m afraid not. 63 . “Ni-Han” Is that right?

----- Yes, that’s almost perfect. You have picked it up quickly.　 　 64 .

----- Well, I speak French, German, Russian, Spanish and a little Arabic. I have been to Europe, Asia, Africa and South America.

----- How interesting ! 　65 .

A. How are you ?

B. I have just begun to learn it.

C. Do you speak English ?

D. Do you speak any other language?

E. Yes, that’s right.

F. No wonder you speak so many languages.

G. Pardon ?

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51. The story took place ________. A. in 1920　　　 B. after 1945　　 C. in 1950　 D. after the First World War 52. The coin was passed and praised because ________. 　 A. Clinton was rich　　 B. the supper was good 　 C. it was a large gold coin 　D. they were happy 53. Everyone was searched because _________ . 　 A. they were thieves　　 B. the gold coin was lost 　 C. Clinton stole the gold coin D. they stole the gold coin 54. Clinton refused to be searched because _________. 　 A. he was afraid to be found that there was some food in his pockets 　 B. he didn’t steal the coin　 C. he was poor enough 　 D. the gold coin was in his pocket 55. “After that, people turned their heads away from Clinton when they met him.” From the sentence we know that _____. 　 A. people thought of him as a beggar　 B. people took no notice of him 　 C. people look down upon him　　　 D. Clinton refused to see his friends

C

　“We don’t have rush hours any more,” said Charles M. McLean, who runs the nation’s busiest road . “We have rush periods, and they keep getting longer and longer.”

　McLean was describing Chicago’s 235 miles of expressway. but the same might be said about almost any of the expressways that have become an important part of American city life--- and about the heavy traffic that often blocks them.

　In Chicago, a computerized system has been developed that controls traffic on the city’s seven expressways. Now one man--- a controller--- can follow the movement of Chicago’s traffic by looking at a set of lights.

　The system uses electronic sensors that are built into each expressway, half a mile apart. several times a second, the computer receives information from each sensor and translates it into green, yellow, or red lights on a map in the control room.

　A green light means traffic is moving forty-five miles an hour, yellow means thirty to forty-five miles an hour, and red means heavy traffic--- cars standing still or moving less than thirty miles an hour.

　“See that red light near Austin Avenue(大街)? ” the controller asked a visitor. “”That’s a repair truck fixing the road, and the traffic has to go around it .

　At the Roosevelt Road entrance to the expressway, the light kept changing from green to red and back to green again. “A lot of trucks get on the expressway there,” the controller explained. “They can’t speed up as fast as cars.”

　The sensors show immediately where an accident or a stopped car is blocking traffic, and a truck is sent by radio to clear the road. The system has lowered the number of accidents by 18 percent. There are now 1.4 deaths on Chicago’s expressways for each one hundred million miles traveled, while in other parts of the country there are 2.6.

　Traffic experts say that the Chicago system is the “coming thing.” systems like Chicago’s are already in use on some expressways in Los Angeles and Houston. “Chicago has taken the lead,” says New York city’s traffic director; and he adds, “We are far behind....”

46. It was not until _____ that people began to use stamps. 　 A. the early 19th century　 B. the middle 19th century 　 C. the late 19th century　 D. the beginning of the 19th century 47. Before stamps were used, postage ________. 　 A. was paid by the letter-posters 　 B. was paid by the letter-receivers　 　 C. was collected by postmen　　 D. Both B and C 48. Rowland Hill was ________. 　 A. the designer of the first stamp　 B. a postman in England 　 C. the suggestion-given of using stamps 　 D. a postmaster of a small post office 49. After stamps were used, post offices needn’t _______. 　 A. send postmen to collect the postage 　 B. send postmen to collect letters 　 C. send postmen to deliver letters 　 D. put seals on the used stamps 50. Which of the following may be the best title of the passage ? 　 A. When did people first begin to use stamps? 　 B. Who was the first to think of using stamps ? 　 C. Why were postmen sent to collect postage? 　 D. How did stamps come into use ?

B

　 After The First World War, a small group of soldiers left the army and returned to their hometown in France. Most of them lived well, but one of them was poor. His name was Clinton.

　 Once a year they had supper in Barton’s house. Barton was very rich.

　 One evening Barton showed his friends a large gold coin at the supper table. The coin was passed around and praised by everyone. At the same time they were talking and talking. They soon forgot about the coin.

　 After supper, Barton asked for his coin, but nobody could tell where it was. It was lost.

　 One man said that everyone must be searched. One by one they turned out their pockets. Only Clinton refused.

　 “I didn’t steal the coin, and I will not be searched,” he said.

　 After that, people turned their heads away from Clinton when they met him. He grew poorer. Soon his wife died.

　 A few years later, Barton had his house repaired. The lost coin was found under the floor. Barton felt sorry and went to Clinton to apologize.

　 “but,” he asked, “you knew the coin was not in your pocket. Why did you refuse to be searched?”

　“Because I was a thief,” Clinton answered. “My pockets were full of food at that time. I had taken some food from the table to carry to my wife and hungry children.”

1. patient　　 A. fat　　　 B. accept　　　 C. metal　　　D. weight 2. diet　　 　 A. movie　　 B. thief　　　　C. scientist　　D. friend 3. question　 　 A. suggestion 　 B. description 　　 C. situation 　 D. production 4. examine　　 A. expression 　 B. explanation　　C. expert　　 D. exactly 5. bank 　　　 A. print 　　B. ink　 　　　 C. scene　 　 D. wonder

38．-Iusually go there by train.

-Why not ___ by boat for a change?(NMET 92)

A.to try going B.trying to goC.to try and go D.try going

37．-What about having a drink?

-_____.(NMET 2000)]

A.Good idea B.Help yourself C.Go ahead,please D.Me,too

36．I first met Lisa three years ago.She________at a radio shop at the time.(NMET 97)

A.has worked B.was workingC.had been working D.had worked

35．The fire spread through the hotel very quickly but everyone ___ get out.(NMET 97)

A.had to B.would C.was able to D.could