80. The expression “wait on table ” in the second paragraph means “_____”

A. work in a furniture shop　　　　 B. keep accounts for a bar

C. wait to lay the table　　　　　　 D. serve customers in a restaurant　 key:D

80. The word “themselves” in the third paragraph refers to _______

A. some of the eager students　　　 B. the students in the classroom

C. the teachers giving lessons　　　 D. all the scientists in physics　 　key:A

23上春) A professional man may talk about washing the car, digging in his flowerbeds, parinting the house. His wife may even help with these things, just as he often helps her with the dishwashing. The son who is away at college may wait on table and wash dishes for his living, or during the summer he may work with a construction gang on a highway in order to pay for his education.

73. The word “spurning” in the last sentence can be replaced by ______

A. accepting　　　 B. claiming　　　 C. rejecting　　 D. canceling　 key:C

02上) Teachers in thousands of schoolrooms in America are trying to communicate some of the excitement and importance of these new developments to their students. They know that some of their eager students will someday be scientists and will themselves then contribute(贡献) to the development of new knowledge or its application to new things.

77. What does the word jazz mean in the following sentence?

Don’t give me that jazz, for I am a practical person.　　 　Key:D

A. rhythmic beats　 B. a type of music　 C. a kind of dance　　 D. meaningless talk

02上)Professor Sabbatucci received hundreds of calls from people hoping to trick him into handing them the cash. But there was one voice he recognized- and he arranged to meet the man in a park. The robber, a 35- year – old unemployed father of two, gave back the suitcase and burst into tears. He could not believe what was happening. “Why didn’t you keep the money?” he asked. The professor replied: “I couldn’t because it’s not mine.” Then he walked off, spurning the thief’s offer of a reward.

103. The sentence “ Michael is imaginary, but his lifestyle is very possible” means ____

A. Michael is a person full of imagination and he can make his dreams come true

B. Michael is not a real person but the lifestyle does exist

C. Michael has ambitions but he can’t make his dreams come true

D. Michael is a person full of imagination and his lifestyle is common nowadays

Key:B

01上)　 Jazz 1 n. a type of music that originated in New Orleans and is characterized by rhythmic beats. 2n. popular dance music influenced by jazz. 3n. slang empty talk. 4 adj. of or like jazz:a jazz band, jazz records.

73. In the sentence “Each page of it is numbered”, here “it” refers to the _____

　 A. decoder　　　 B. magazine　　　 C. program　　　 D. subject　 key:B

01上春) Michael, a typical (典型的) American, stays home on workdays. He plugs into his personal computer terminal in order to connect with the office. After work, he puts on his headphones, watches a movie on his home video recorder, or plays baseball on the computer. On many days, Michael doesn’t talk to any other human beings, and he doesn’t see any people except the ones on television. Michael is imaginary, but his lifestyle is very possible. The inventions of modern technology seem to be cutting us off from contact with our fellow human beings.

67. In paragraph two, the pair refers to ______

A. the poor couple　　 B. the rich couple　　 C. the guests　　 D. the angels　 key:B 　

00上春)　 London has a new magazine. But it is not printed on paper. Everyone who has a television can receive it because it is on TV.

In order to read this magazine you have to have a decoder. Each page of it is numbered, so you only have to dial the number to choose which subject you want to read about. There is a wide choice- every- thing is included from cooking to the latest sports news.

85. In the last sentence, the word their refers to _______

　　 A. lakes　　　 B. rivers　　 C. glaciers　　 D. systems　 key:B

00上春) Two traveling angels (天使) stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the guest room. Instead the angels were given a space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied: “Things aren’t always what they seem.”

　 The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable (好客的)farmer and his wife.

76. The first sentence in Paragraph 1 “Not everyone in the world requires the same amount of space” means “______”

A. No two people need exactly the same amount of living space

B. Living space requirements are not always the same

C. The world requires the same amount of living space

D. Nobody needs a required amount of living space　　 key:B

99上) The last of the great glaciers began its melting about 11,000 years ago. Its melting formed the Great Lakes. These lakes are today little changed from their early sizes and shapes. The largest of the North American river systems was also influenced by the glaciers. This is the Mississippi- Missouri- Ohio system. These rivers were miles wide at first. Through the years they settled into their present channels.