A

　　After World War I, Germany was a poor country. When Adolf Hitler came to

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　　power in Germany, the Nazis led by him began to blame other countries and Jewish people, like Einstein,

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　　Germany’s problems. The Nazis started to attack Jewish people,

　　23

　　Einstein had to leave for the US.

　　It seemed as if Hitler wanted peace because he always talked about it. But he

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　　got ready for war. In 1939, he and the Nazis

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　　World War II, during which, the Nazis killed many people,

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　　six million Jewish people.

　　In 1939, Einstein, who had become a US citizen, wrote a(n)

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　　to the American President, Frnklin D. Roosevelt,

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　　, he said Germany might build

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　　, and suggested that the USA should build

　　30_

　　first.

　　By mid-1942, 75,000 people were

　　31

　　on something called “The Manhattan Project”. However,

　　32

　　of the 75,000 people knew

　　33_

　　they

　　were making: atomic bombs.

　　On 25 March, 1945, Einstein sent a second letter to the President, whom he

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　　not to use atomic bombs. However, the President died on 12 April, 1945. No one

　　35

　　the letter!

　　On 6 August, 1945, an American plane

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　　an atomic bomb onto the Japanese city of Hiroshima,

　　37

　　about 140,000 people. Three days later,

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　　bomb dropped by the Americans killed more than 60,000 men, women and children of the Japanese city of Nagasaki. Upon learning the news, Einstein was very angry, saying “

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　　I had never sent my

　　_

　　40_

　　to President Roosevelt!”

　　21. A.a B.the C.his D.不填

　　22. A.as B.since C.because D.for

　　23. A. as which B.in spite of which

　　C.on account of which D.which made

　　24 A.seldom B.never C.secretly D.openly

　　25 A.started B.broke out C.carried out D.set off

　　26 A. and including B. and included

　　C.among whom were D. which contained

　　27 A.plan B.report C.article D.letter

　　28 A. with whom

　　B.to him C. through which D. in which

　　29 A.a project B.an atomic bomb

　　C.a weapon D.a special plane

　　30 A.one B.it C.so D.that

　　31 A.building B.making C.researching D.working

　　32 A.the majority B.quite a lot C.just a few D.only few

　　33 A.what B.that C.exactly D.the fact that

　　34 A.suggested B.warned C.hoped D.demanded

　　35 A.opened B.received C. saw D.delivered

　　36 A.dropped B.threw C.used D.explode

　　37 A.killed and injured B.killed or injured

　　C.killing and injuring D.killing or injuring

　　38 A.other B.the other C.the second D.another

　　39. A.I hope

　　B. I regret

　　C. If only

　　D.Only if

　　40. A.two letters B.first letter

　　C.second letter D.third letter

　　【答案】21---25 DDCCA

　　26---30 CDDBA

　　31---35 DCABA

　　36---40 A DDCB

　　B

　　One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant, waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive. Suddenly I

　　36

　　that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction,

　　37

　　he knew me. The man had a newspaper

　　38

　　in front of him, which he was

　　39

　　to read, but I could

　　40

　　that he was keeping an eye on me. when the waiter brought my

　　41

　　the man was clearly puzzled (困惑) by the

　　42

　　way in which the waiter and I

　　43

　　each other. He seemed even more puzzled as

　　44

　　went on and it became

　　45

　　that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me. Finally he got up and went into the

　　46

　　. When he came out, he paid his bill and

　　47

　　without another glance in my direction .

　　I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had

　　48

　　. "Well," he said , "that man was a detective (偵探) . He

　　49

　　you here because he though you were the man he

　　50

　　." "What ?" I said, showing my

　　51

　　. The owner continued, "He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I

　　52

　　say he looked very much like you ! Of course, since we know you, we told him that he had made a

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　　." "Well , it's really

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　　I came to a restaurant where I'm known ," I said . "

　　55

　　, I might have been in trouble ."

　　36．A．knew

　　B．understood

　　C．noticed

　　D．recognized

　　37．A．since

　　B．even if

　　C．though

　　D．as if

　　38．A．flat

　　B．open

　　C．cut

　　D．fixed

　　39．A．hoping

　　B．thinking

　　C．pretending

　　D．continuing

　　40．A．see

　　B．find

　　C．guess

　　D．learn

　　41．A．menu

　　B．bill

　　C．paper

　　D．food

　　42．A．direct

　　B．familiar

　　C．strange

　　D．funny

　　43．A．chatted with

　　B．looked at

　　C．laughed at

　　D．talked about

　　44．A．the waiter

　　B．time

　　C．I

　　D．the dinner

　　45．A．true

　　B．hopeful

　　C．clear

　　D．possible

　　46．A．restaurant

　　B．washroom

　　C．office

　　D．kitchen

　　47．A．left

　　B．acted

　　C．sat down

　　D．calmed down

　　48．A．wanted

　　B．tried

　　C．ordered

　　D．wished

　　49．A．met

　　B．caught

　　C．followed

　　D．discovered

　　50．A．was to beat

　　B．was dealing with

　　C．was to meet

　　D．was looking for

　　51．A．care

　　B．surprise

　　C．worry

　　D．regret

　　52．A．must

　　B．can

　　C．need

　　D．may

　　53．A．discovery

　　B．mistake

　　C．decision

　　D．fortune

　　54．A．a pity

　　B．natural

　　C．a chance

　　D．lucky

　　55．A．Thus

　　B．However

　　C．Otherwise

　　D．Therefore

　　【答案】36-40：CDBCA

　　41-45：DBABC

　　46-50：DAACD

　　51-55：BABDC

　　B

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　　閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

　　When our restaurant business failed, we headed north in a camping truck to Texas, hoping to have a “fresh start”.

　　At the

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　　of Palo Duro Canyon (峽谷) State Park, I

　　32

　　a job advertisement hiring park hosts. The position offered a

　　33

　　, permanent campsite in the park, and

　　34

　　, the hosts served as a link between the park’s guests and the rangers (護林人). It was the perfect solution: a rent-free place to reorganize our lives. We entered the park and I made an

　　35

　　for the following day.

　　The park was

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　　, so it took us some time to find an available site. That evening, as we finished our dinner, my wife saw two large skunks (臭鼬) walking toward our table. We

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　　climbed onto the table and, for the next four hours, waited for them to

　　38

　　our camp.

　　Having survived that night, we were

　　39

　　that everything else would be all right. The next day we met with the people who ran the park. They explained our

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　　and gave us a beautiful campsite.

　　That evening,

　　41

　　, we learned about the canyon

　　42

　　. They were strong and cold, rocking our little camping truck violently, and we lay

　　43

　　in the dark until the winds died away.

　　44

　　the weeks that followed, we learned to survive in our truck and

　　45

　　the little money my wife

　　46

　　by substitute teaching. Building a successful business and then losing it had left very little time for building a successful

　　47

　　. For a time after our business

　　48

　　I thought I might lose my family as well.

　　Living in the tiny

　　49

　　with no television, we sat close together reading and talking. One evening, standing under a jeweled sky, I found myself

　　50

　　for all the hardships. We had walked the trails and climbed the canyon walls. We had become a family!

　　31. A. back

　　B. edge

　　C. centre

　　D. entrance

　　32. A. sponsored

　　B. published

　　C. noticed

　　D. answered

　　33. A. safe

　　B. free

　　C. convenient

　　D. beautiful

　　34. A. in return

　　B. in time

　　C. in short

　　D. in turn

　　35. A. attempt

　　B. agreement

　　C. appeal

　　D. appointment

　　36. A. crowded

　　B. dangerous

　　C. ideal

　　D. quiet

　　37. A. repeatedly

　　B. immediately

　　C. eventually

　　D. calmly

　　38. A. attack

　　B. leave

　　C. pass

　　D. search

　　39. A. satisfied

　　B. determined

　　C. confident

　　D. aware

　　40. A. responsibilities

　　B. requirements

　　C. circumstances

　　D. conditions

　　41. A. moreover

　　B. therefore

　　C. meanwhile

　　D. however

　　42. A. winds

　　B. snows

　　C. woods

　　D. trails

　　43. A. shaking

　　B. quarrelling

　　C. mourning

　　D. aching

　　44. A. After

　　B. Between

　　C. During

　　D. Beyond

　　45. A. give away

　　B. hand out

　　C. live on

　　D. put aside

　　46. A. borrowed

　　B. earned

　　C. posted

　　D. raised

　　47. A. business

　　B. career

　　C. family

　　D. image

　　48. A. started

　　B. failed

　　C. expanded

　　D. declined

　　49. A. truck

　　B. park

　　C. house

　　D. camp

　　50. A. desperate

　　B. ready

　　C. suitable

　　D. thankful

　　【考點】考察故事類完型填空

　　【文章大意】苦難是首歌！作者經營餐廳失敗以后，全家坐著一輛貨車去德克薩斯州重新開始生活。在一個野生公園里，他得到了一份工作。這份工作讓他得到一個免費的宿營地，在經歷了這一系列的苦難之后，他根據正是這困難讓他們成為一家人。

　　31.【答案】D

　　【試題解析】考察名詞辨析及上下文串聯。A后背，后面；B邊緣；C中心；D入口處；根據文章第一段可知我的餐廳生意失敗了，想來到德克薩斯州重新開始。在峽谷的入口處我看見了一則招聘廣告。通常廣告都要貼在人流量較大的地方。入口處符合這個要求。故D正確。

　　32. 【答案】C

　　【試題解析】考察動詞詞義辨析及上下文串聯。A贊助，倡議；B出版，發行；C注意到；D回答；在峽谷的入口處我看見了一則招聘廣告。作者的生意失敗，已經很潦倒了，不可能再去贊助出版一個廣告。D項不符合上下文串聯。只有C項表示我注意到了這則廣告。

　　33. 【答案】B

　　【試題解析】考察形容詞辨析。A安全的；B免費的；C便利的，方便的；D美麗的；這個職位給我們在公園里免費提供了一個的永久的居住的營地。作者生意失敗，經濟很窘迫。免費的營地正是作者所需要的。

　　34. 【答案】A

　　【試題解析】考察介詞短語辨析及上下文理解。A作為回報；B及時，遲早；C簡言之；D依次，輪流；對方給我們提供了免費的營地，作為回報，我要充當游客和護林人之間聯系的紐帶。這是一個交換關系。

　　35. 【答案】D

　　【試題解析】考察名詞辨析及上下文串聯。A嘗試，企圖；B同意，協議；C上訴，呼吁；D約會，約定；對方給我們提供了免費的營地對我們來說是最好的解決目前情況的方法。所以我和對方越好第二天見面。

　　36. 【答案】A

　　【試題解析】考察形容詞辨析和上下文理解。A擁擠的；B危險的；C理想的；D安靜的；根據下句it took us some time to find an available site我們花了一些時間才找到一個空閑的地方。這說明很多人都在這里宿營。故A項說明這個野生公園很擁擠是符合上下文語境的。

　　37. 【答案】B

　　【試題解析】考察常識、副詞辨析及上下文串聯。A反復地；B立刻，馬上；C最后，終于；D鎮定地；平靜地；本題是常識，那天晚上當我們吃飯的時候，兩只很大的臭鼬朝我們的桌子走了過來，我們都很害怕所以，所以立刻都爬到桌子上去了。