2. A. causes　　　　　　 　 B. reasons　　　　　 　　　 C. demands　　　　　　　　　 D. ways

1. A. rules　　　　　　　　 B. explanations　　　　　　 C. limits　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. instructions

4. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

　　　 A. The Life of the Maya　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. The Cities of the Maya

　　　 C. The Mystery of the Maya　　　　　　　　 D. The Belief of the Maya

答案：1. C　 2. B　 3. D　 4. C

(二)填空题

完形填空题

　In most societies around the world, and in Western culture in particular, alcohol (酒) is the “drug of choice”. Apart from restrictions (限制) on age and in connection with driving there are few 　1　 　on its use. There are many 　2　 　for this widespread use. The most acceptable one is its 　3　 　roles. There is a commonly held view that alcohol 　4　 　the good times better and helps people 　5　 　the bad times.

People use alcohol to 　6　 　success, to soften the blows of sadness and defeat, and to mark 　7　 　occasions such as weddings or the achievement of a university degree. In many religious groups, alcohol has another 　8　 　and is used in services.

What makes alcohol 　9　 　is its role in society. People enjoy drinking in groups 　10　 　society is trying to meet the needs of the people. In the UK, for example, there are more than 80,000 pubs and bars that are designed for people drinking alcohol.

3. The underlined word “they” in the passage refers to _____.

　　　 A. the Mayan people　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the Mayan villages

　　　 C. the Mayan cities　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the lost secrets of the Maya

2. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.

　　　 A. the calendar was first invented by the ancient Maya

　　　 B. the ancient Mayan cities and temples were well built

　　　 C. the ancient Mayan people led a happy life in the cities

　　　 D. the priests were not highly respected by the ancient Maya

1. The Maya lived better than most people of their times because _____.

　　　 A. they had skillful workers

　　　 B. they believed in many gods

　　　 C. they knew better about nature

　　　 D. they could measure time correctly

3. The efforts Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. made ______ segregation were not in vain.

　　　 A. end　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ending　　　　　　　　 C. ended　　　　　 D. to end

2. It was in Atlanta ______ nearly half the population were black ______ one of the

great leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. was born.

　　　 A. that, that　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. that, where

　　　 C. where, that　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. where, where

1. - How did you find the lecture?

　 - Wonderful. In his lecture the way he suggested ______ his oral English helped

the students a lot.

　　　 　 A. improving　　　　　　　　　　 B. improved　　　　　　　　　 C. to improve　 D. improve