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I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not possibly have scored more than 80. Yet, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him — and he always __22__ it. Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man designed questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I’d prove myself a 23 . In a world where I have to work with my hands， I’d do poorly. Consider my auto-repair man again. He had a habit of telling 24 . One time he said, “Doc, a deaf-and-dumb man 25 some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made 26 movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He shook his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk 27 him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the next man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors. How do you suppose he asked for them?” I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, “Why, you fool, he used his 28 and asked for them. I’ve been 29 that on all my customers today, but I knew for sure I’d catch you.” “Why is that?” I asked. “Because you are so god damned educated, Doc. I knew you couldn’t be very 30 .” And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there. 21. A. failedB. wroteC. receivedD. chose 22. A. fixedB. checked C. droveD. changed 23. A. teacherB. doctorC. winnerD. fool 24. A. liesB. jokesC. newsD. tales 25. A. boughtB. testedC. foundD. needed 26. A. cuttingB. hammeringC. wavingD. circling 27. A. broughtB. packedC. sentD. sold 28. A. imaginationB. handC. voiceD. information 29. A. tryingB. provingC. practisingD. examining 30. A. clearB. sillyC. slowD. smart 第二节: 完形填空 (共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分) Before the 29th century the horse provided day to day transportation in the United States. Trains were used only for long-distance transportation. Today the car is the most popular sort of transportation in all of the United States. It has completely 41 the horse as a means of everyday transportation. Americans use their cars for nearly 90 percent of all personal 42 . Most Americans are able to buy cars. The average price of a 43 made car was $ 2,500 in 1950, $ 2,740 in 1960 and up to $ 4,750 in 1975. During this period American car manufacturers set about 44 their products. As a result, the yearly income of the average family increased from 1950 to 1975 45 than the price of cars. For this reason purchasing a new car takes a smaller 46 of a family’s total earnings today. In 1951 proportionally it took 8.1 months of an average family’s 47 to buy a new car. By 1975 it only took 4.75 48 income. In addition, the 1975 cars were technically superior to models from previous years. The 49 of the automobile extends throughout the economy as the car is so important to Americans. Americans spend more money 50 their cars running than on any other item. 41. A. deniedB. reproducedC. replacedD. repeated 42. A. tripB. worksC. businessD. travel 43. A. quicklyB. regularlyC. rapidlyD. recently 44. A. raisingB. makingC. reducingD. improving 45. A. slowerB. equalC. fasterD. less 46. A. partB. halfC. numberD. side 47. A. incomeB. workC. planD. debts 48. A. months’B. dollar’sC. familyD. year 49. A. runningB. noticeC. influenceD. discussion 50. A. startingB. leavingC. keepingD. repairing 第一节：完形填空(共10小题;每小题2分，满分20分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Have you ever simply wanted to give without expecting anything in return? It’s 21 to do. Most look for a reward in some way. I know I did, most of the time, but then a TV program of “Oprah” inspired me. She gave everyone in the audience $1,000 to spend on a complete__22__, accompanied by a video camera to ___23 __ what they did with the money. Two sisters from Georgia 24___ from the crowd in my mind---they put their money together to give to “My sister’s House”, a 25 ___ that helps battered(受虐的) women and children. Not only did they 26 ___ their money, but they told everyone in their town about the organization. It was amazing that people were crazy to ring and 27 ______money, baby clothing, and more. This story made me realize how often I expect things from others and how 28______ I give things in return. I don’t have a thousand dollars to spend on a stranger, but I do have a heart that is full of love and generosity. I now hold doors open for others and 29__ __ at people I don’t know, because a smile is contagious(有感染力的) and I try to bring as much happiness as I can into others’ lives. It’s difficult, but I feel it is really ___30 ____. (责任编辑：admin) |