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45. A. few B. several C. no D. little 46. A. has been spoken B. has spoken C. is spoken D. have been spoken 47. A. speakers B. talkers C. tellers D. writers 48. A. very B. too C. such D. so 49. A. till B. only C. neither D. either 50. A. studies B. uses C. produces D. makes Ⅳ. 阅读理解 (2’×15) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 (A) Before the print was brought to England in 1476, everything was written by hand. The few people who knew how to write were trained in schools set up by the church. Those who made a living by writing for other people were called scribes(抄写员)。 The work of scribes was not easy. Much of it had to be done fast in order to meet the needs of the King. the church and traders. Most of the writing was in Latin(拉丁) ,but some of it was in the English of the day. And no one was quite sure how some English words should be spelled. One problem was that several letters were written with short vertical strok(竖笔)that all looked like each other. Among them were the letters, ‘i’, ‘u’, ‘v’, ‘m’ and ‘n’, Thus, five straight lines in a row might stand for ‘uni’ ‘nui’ ‘uvi’ or ‘mii’. As a result, reading was sometimes difficult, especially when the writing was done in a hurry. The scribes solved(解决)the problem in part, by changing the letter ‘u’ to ‘o’ when it came before ‘m.’ ‘n’ or ‘v’. This is how ‘sum’ and ‘cum’ came to be written as ‘some’ and ‘come’. At some point, too, the scribes seemed to have decided that no English word should be ended by ‘u’ or ‘v’. Thus, in time an ‘e’ was added to such words as ‘live’, ‘have’, ‘due’ and ‘true’. It was added, but not pronounced. 51. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. Everything has been written by hand in English since 1476. B. More than 500 years ago no people made a living by writing for other people. C. The church set up schools to train scribes before 1476. D. Scribes in England worked only for kings and traders. 52. Which of the following is false? A. Often the scribes had to work with great speed. B. The spelling of some English words was changed. C. Several letters were written with short vertical strok that all looked like each other. D. Some scribes of the day were quite sure about the spelling of many English words. 53. Sometimes people couldn’t read easily________. A. because there were too many u’s and v’s in sonic English words B. because most of the writing was in Latin C. when the writing was in English D. When tile writing was done hurriedly 54. The scribes changed ‘u’ before ‘m’ to ‘o’ because______. A. the change helped them write faster B. the change made reading easier C. ‘um’ and ‘om’ had the same pronunciation D. ‘om’ was the right order 55. It is believed that some scribes thought_______. A. it important to add an ‘e’ to every English word B. the letter ‘e’ at the end of any word shouldn't be pronounced C. it natural to change the spelling of sonic Latin words D. an English word should be ended neither by ‘u’ nor by ‘v’ (B) As late as 1800, women's only place was in the home. The idea of women in the business world was unthinkable(不可思议的). Men were certain that no woman could do a good job outside her home. This was such a widely accepted idea that when the well-known Bronte sisters began writing books in 1864, they had to sign their books with men's names instead. Teaching was the first profession (职业) open to women soon after 1800. But even that was not an easy profession for women to enter because most schools and colleges were open only to men. Oberlin College in Ohio was the first college in America to accept women. Hospital nursing became respectable (值得尊敬的) work for women only after Nightingale became famous. Seeing that she was not only a nurse but also a rich and well-educated woman, people began to believe it was possible for women to nurse the sick and still be “'ladies”. Miss Nightingale opened England's first training school for nurses in 1860. The invention of the typewriter (打字机) in 1867 helped to bring women out of the home and into the business world. By 1900 .thousands of women were working at real jobs in schools, hospitals, and offices in both England and America. Some women even managed to become doctors or lawyers. The idea that women could work in the business world had been accepted. 56. Why couldn't women become teachers easily? Because _____. A. the first profession open to them was writing B. most schools and colleges were open only to men C. they wanted to be nurses instead D. they had to work in the business world 57. The article suggested that_____. A. a woman can do all kinds of professional jobs better than a man B. women cannot learn to use typewriter C. all nurses are rich and well-educated D. nursing is a good profession for women 58. The article is mainly about_____. A. women in the business world B. the famous Bronte sisters C. schools and colleges in America D. rights for American women 59. Which fact does the article lead you to believe? A. The Bronte sisters thought that they were men. B. England's first training school for nurses was in Ohio. C. There are more men than women in professional job. D. Women find it necessary to work harder than before. 60. Which of the following is TRUE. A. The typewriter was made in the 1970's. B. Most England are doctors or lawyers. C. People's ideas about women's work have changed. D. The 18th century saw a changing world for women. (责任编辑：admin) |