74. The scientist observed(观察) the mice carefully after they were given the drug.

73. In the US, distance(距离) is measured in miles.

72. The driver received a bad leg wound(伤口) in the accident.

71. Does he have any chance(机会) of winning the game?

　　 Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire, but his beginnings were very lowly. He was the youngest of eight children. His father had a　 36　　 in a cotton mill(纱厂), but he was often 　　37 　to work because of poor health. The family couldn’t　 38　　 to pay the rent or bills, and the children often went 　39　　 . After leaving school at the age of 14, Jack was 　40　　 what to do when Mr Walker, his old teacher, offered to lend him ￡100 to start his own　　 41　　 .

　　 It was just after the war. Raw materials were not enough, and Jack saw a 　　42　　 in scrap metal (废弃金属). He bought bits of metal and stored it in an old garage. When he had built up a large amount, he sold it and 　　43　　　 plenty of money.

　　 Jack　 　44　　　 working hard. After one year he succeeded in　 　　45　　　 the ￡100.

　　 By the time Jack was 30 years old he had 　46　 his first million, and he wanted to 47　 this achievement by doing something “　 48　 ”. With all his money it was　 49　　 to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents. In 1959, “Baines Castle” was built in the　 50　　 of the Lancashire countryside. It was one of the finest buildings in the country.

　　 Jack has recently sold “Baines Castle” for ￡500 million, 51　　 　Jack still can’t get used to　 52　　 the good life. He can　　 53　　 be found drinking with the locals at the local pub(酒吧).

　　 “I remember being very 　　54　　 as a child, but never　　 55 　as a child, ”says Jack, “and I will never forget where I came from and who I am. ”

36. A. job　　　　　 B. work　　　　　 C. company　　　　　　 D. house

[解析]选A。父亲在一家纱厂上班， a job (工作)，work是不可数的，不与a连用。

37. A. able　　　　 B. glad　　　　 C. unable　　　　　　 D. eager

[解析]选C。由于身体是poor health，故是unable to work。

38. A. offer　　　　　 B. like　　　　　 C. expect　　　　　　 D. afford

[解析]选D。由上文父亲身体不好，不能工作，又有八个孩子，知只能是“付不起”。

39. A. wrong　　　　　 B. hungry　　　　　　 C. ill　　　　　　　 D. bad

[解析]选B。go hungry 挨饿。

40. A. seeing　　　　　 B. wondering

C. doubting　　　　　 D. preparing

[解析]选B。wonder what to do “想知道怎么做”。

41. A. school　 B. farm　 C. business　　 D. store

[解析]选C。start one’s own business “开创自己的事业”。

42. A. problem　　　　　　　 B. purpose

C. future　　　　 D. principle

[解析]选C。由上下文知，战争之后，市场需要废弃金属。故Jack应看好这一生意。因此用future“未来，前途”。

43. A. spent　　　 B. borrowed　　　　　　 C. wasted　　　　　 D. earned

[解析]选D。earn plenty of money “赚了很多钱”。

44. A. enjoyed　　　　 B. preferred　　　　 C. promised　　　　 D. hated

[解析]选A。enjoy working hard “喜欢努力工作”，所有自己奋斗成功的人都勤奋。

45. A. developing　 B. saving

C. repaying　　　　　　 D. paying

[解析]选C。由上文lent him ￡100 可知这里应该是偿还(repay)。

46. A. given　　　　 B. made　　　　　 C. taken　　　　　　 D. lost

[解析]选B。make “挣钱，赚钱”。

47. A. remember　　　　　 B. honor

C. celebrate　　　　　　　　　 D. recognize

[解析]选C。 对自己取得了很大的成就表示庆祝(celebrate)。

48. A. common　　　　　　 B. simple

C. interesting　　　　 D. grand

[解析]选D。“sth. grand” 重大的事情。由下文他倾其所有建造了Baines Castle可知此事不同寻常(common，simple)，也不会只是(interesting)。

49. A. impossible　 B. possible

C. obvious　　　　　　 D. basic

[解析]选B。由下文知Baines Castle建成了, 故是可能的，C、D不符合文意。

50. A. ground　　　　 B. front　　　　 C. spot　　　　　 D. heart

[解析]选D。in the heart of 在……的中心地带。

51. A. so　　　　　　 B. and　　　　　　 C. or　　　　　　 D. but

[解析]选D。尽管有￡500 million，但仍不习惯过好生活。上下文为转折关系。

52. A. using　　　　　 B. sparing　　　　　 C. living　　　　　　 D. keeping

[解析]选C。live the good life “过好生活”。

53. A. often　　　　 B. never　　　　 C. sometimes　　　　　 D. seldom

[解析]选A。不习惯过好生活，因此应该是“常常”被看到在小酒吧和当地人喝酒。

54. A. rich　　　　　　 B. poor　　　　　　　　 C. healthy　　　　　　 D. well

[解析]选B。小时候的穷日子。

55. A. proud　　　　 B. satisfied　　　　　 C. unhappy　　　　　　 D. pleased

[解析]选C。尽管穷，但从来没有不快乐。

35. -Would you like to join me for a quick lunch before class?　

-________ , but I promised Nancy to go out with her. [Z&X&X&K]

　A. I’d like to　　　　 B. I like it

C. I don’t　　　 　　　 D. I will

[解析]选A。考查情景交际用语。“would like to”的回答常用sb.　 would like /love/ be happy/glad/. . . to。

34. Tom is such a lovely boy; no one_______ help liking him.

A. can’t　 B. can　　　　　　 C. may　　　　　 D. may not

[解析]B。考查情态动词。can’t help doing sth. 情不自禁地做某事。由于主语no one 是否定的，故这里用肯定式can。