College English Test Paper Band3 (Cloze)Passage One BADBC DACCA DCBAB ACDACThe usual recommendation for a bad back was to put a board under the mattress or buy a bed that¡¯s as hard as a board, and just as uncomfortable. However, sleep researchers recognize that 1 support comes from a surface that contours to your natural 2 with theright degree of 3 for correct skeletal support. Many so-called¡°orthopaedic¡± beds have just ordinary coil springs made heavier and hard. The 4 and support is flat and 5 and unnatural. The spine is forced up but this 6 pressure points on the soft parts of the body which tend to 7 blood flow. So you toss and turn to 8 pressures and seek comfort. Sleep is 9 . Slumberland experts have developed a spring form that is now 10 world wide. Instead of 11 coils it is an 12 system of support 13 from supple steel wire. The whole system works together to 14 your weight 15 . You get firm healthy support for your back, particularly the 16 of the back. Slumberland ORTHOFIRM will help you feel relaxed and comfortable while at the same time you¡¯ll 17 the secure supportof your back. University research and hospital X¡ªray tests have shown the 18 of the Slumberland system. And its support and resilience has been well proven with 19 on TV. If you are seeking a true ¡°back-care¡± bed, 20 the Slumberland ¡°ORTHOFIRM¡± at better Dept. Stores and Furniture Retailers.1. A. unhealthy B. healthful C. harmless D.natural2. A. shape B. form C. body D. weight3. A. heaviness B. width C. length D.firmness4. A. contact B. feel C. touch D. comfort5. A. rigorous B. flexible C. rigid D. dull6. A. destroys B. recreates C. invents D. creates7. A. cut off B. cut in C. cut open D. cut down8. A. strengthen B. heighten C. relieve D. release9. A. dispersed B. distributed C. disturbed D.distressed10. A. patented B. designed C. imitated D.patronized11. A. fashionable B. formal C. convenient D.conventional12. A. organized B. incomplete C. integrated D.intensive13. A. made B. woven C. kitted D. torn14. A.distribute B. measure C. balance D. reduce15. A.regularly B. evenly C. smoothly D.constantly16. A. small B. part C. end D. middle17. A. feel B. forget C. appreciate D. findout18. A. effects B. efforts C. value D.effectiveness19. A. demonstrations B. pictures C. explanations D.evidence20. A. send for B. beg for C. ask for D. callforPassage Two(ZHUANSHENGBEN(1))ACAAB BBDAC BDCAB CABCAHarriet Tubman was born a slave. She didn¡¯t get a chance to go to school. 1 a child, she had to work very hard in the fields 2 day. In this 3 her master could 4 a lot of money when he 5 his crops. Harriet 6 think that she was being treated fairly. After Harriet grew up, she ran away from the farm to the northern states. There, and in Canada, black people were free. Harriet liked to be free, she felt 7 all of the black people who were 8 slaves.Harriet returned to the south to help other slaves to run away. She made Harriet was in great 10 11 a law that had just been 12 . The law 13 it was not permitted to 14 slaves run away. She also found out 15 slave owners said they would 16 ¡ç40,000 to anyone who could catch H. Tubman. There were many stories about Harriet helping slaves run away. In all, she made nineteen 17 back to the south and led about 300 slaves to freedom. When the Civil War broke out, the northern states 18 against the southern states. Harriet19 the northern states because the northerners believed that slaves should be free. She worked as a nurse and spied 20 enemy lines untilthe northern states won the war.1. A. As B. Like C. Since D. Becauseof2. A. by B. most C. all D. during3. A. way B. place C. town D. means4. A. make B. do C. give D. pay5. A sell B. sold C. buy D. bought6. A. did B. didn¡¯t C. certainly D. ofcourse7. A. sure B. sorry C. happy D. wrong8. A. yet B. only C. again D. still9. A. the north B. the west C. the east D. thesouth10. A. anger B. hurry C. danger D.difficulty11. A. because B. because of C. as D. for12. A. broken B. given C. got D. passed13. A. told B. wrote C. said D. spoke14. A. help B. ask C. set D. take15. A. about B. that C. what D. when16. A. spend B. cost C. pay D. take17. A. trips B. letters C. walks D.telegraphs18. A. united B. fought C. quarreled D.agreed19. A. waited for B. searched for C. stood for D.looked for20. A. behind B. in C. on D. before Passage Three(ZHUANSHENGBEN(2))DBAAB DCAAB CCDBB BAADD Bill Fuller, the mailman, whistled cheerfully as he walked up the hill towards Mrs. Carter¡¯s house. His work for the day 1 , his bag, usually quite heavy when he started out on his rounds, was empty now 2 the letter that he had to deliver to Mrs. Carter. She lived 3 blocks away, so when Bill hadmail for her, he always finished his day¡¯s work 4 later. He didnot 5 this though, because she never failed to ask him in 6coffee and a piece of her special cake. When Bill 7 Mrs. Carter¡¯s house, he was surprised not to find her working in the yard. She usually 8 her afternoon when the weather was good. Bill wentaround to the back of the house, thinking that she 9 in thekitchen. The door was locked and the curtains were drawn. Puzzled,he returned to the front of the house and knocked loudly on thefront door. There 10 . Bill thought that this was very strange because he knew that Mrs. Carter 11 left the house. Just then he noticed that her bottle of milk. Which is always delivered early in the morning, was still on the porch. This 12 him. If Mrs. Carterhad not 13 her milk, maybe she 14 . Bill walked around the house 15 he found an open window. It was a small window, but he 16 toget through .He went into the hall. There he was almost stumbled over Mrs. Carter, who unconscious at the foot of the stairs. Realizing that he 18get help, he rushed 19 the house, stopped a 250 car and told the driver to go to the nearest telephone and call an ambulance.1. A. was almost finishing B. was almost being finishedC. was almost finishD. was almost finished2. A. except B. except for C. besides D. exceptthat3. A. quite a few B. only few C. quite a few of D. quitefew4. A. much B. a lot of C. many D. more5. A. care B. mind C. realize D. bear6. A. to B. with C. of D. for7. A. arrived B. got C. got to D. reachedto8. A spent B. past C. took D. had9. A. might be B. must be C. must have been D.couldn¡¯t have10. A. did not answer B. was no answerC. was not answerD. was no any answer11. A. often B. sometimes C. rarely D. always12. A. was worried B. did worried C. worried D.worrying13. A. was worried B. did worried C. worried D.worrying14. A. fallen ill B. was sick C. ill D. sick15. A. unless B. until C. once D. if16. A. tried B. managed C. was forced D. liked17. A. was lying B. was lain C. was laying D. waslaid18. A. needed to B. need to C. needs to D. wasneeded to19. A. into B. to C. up D. out of20. A. past B. passed C. pass D. passingPassage Four (42)DABCA DCBAB DABBA ADCCCIn my neighborhood there were two 1 stores. They were 2 nextdoor to each other, and the owners were 3 enemies. They werehaving price wars constantly. In one window would appear the 4sign: ¡°For sale. Irish linen sheets, with such minor flaws that 5 hawkeye could find them. The ridiculous low price of $ 6.50.¡±Everyone would then traditionally 6 the reply from the otherbargain house, and in about two hours it would appear in the window: ¡°My sheets are 7 Romeo is to Juliet and only $ 5.95.¡± 8 thesign war, the two owners would often appear outside their stores, screaming and 9 at each other, and often times coming close toactual blows. Finally one of the owners would stop 10 the pricewar, claiming the other one was crazy and 11 was anyone who bought from him. That was the starter¡¯s gun 12 . Everyone in the neighborhood would rush into the 13 bargain store and 14 theentire stock of sheets and pillowcases. One day one of the owners15 . A few days later, the other owner moved out of the neighborhood,16 again. When the new occupants of the stores 17 theirproperties more closely, they discovered a secret passageway between the two apartments above the stores where the 18 owners had lived. Further research revealed that these two arch-enemies were brothers.All the price wars were 19 . Whoever outlasted the other would just take all the other¡¯s stock and sell 20 .1. A. rubbish B. garbage C. leftover D. reject2. A. right B. very C. merely D. closely3. A. hostile B. bitter C. offensive D.opposite4. A. handwriting B. handwoven C. handwritten D. hand-reared5. A. not even the B. even the C. any D. none ofthe6. A. wait B. long C. look forward to get D.await7. A. like first as B. similar to first asC. as close to first asD. the same with first as8. A. Except for B. In addition to C. In place of D. Inthe light of9. A. cursing B. blaming C. calling names D. abusing10. A. competing B. competing in C. competing against D.competing with11. A. eager B. anxious C. earnest D. so12. A. going off B. going out C. going through D. going by13. A. conquering B. winning C. triumphant D. won14. A. buy off B. buy out C. buy over D. buy into15. A. passed away B. passed out C. passed off D. passedover16. A. never to be seen B. ever to be seenC. never to have been seeingD. ever to have been seeing17. A. looked out B. checked in C. looked in D. checkedout18. A. late B. past C. previous D. foreknown19. A. forged B. pretended C. fake D. presumed20. A. his with it B. his but it C. it with his D. itbut hisPassage Five (43)BADCA BDDAB CDABC ADDBAJust who is doing the 1 for whom in the sales? Are the shopsreally giving 2 shoppers a chance to buy bargain? 3 are we just helping them to clear their shelves twice a year to 4 way for new-buying up the rubbish they would 5 throw away? In most sales there is a bit of 6 . Some bargains are more genuine than other. Some price claims are true, 7 others are misleading or plain false. If the sale notice says ¡°Coats¡ªreduced from ¡ê30 to ¡ê10¡±it should 8 law, be true. The rules are that, unless a shop says otherwise, the coats 9 have been on sale at the higher price for at least 28 10 days in the previous six months. They can, however, 11 around it by saying ¡°Last week ¡ê30. Now ¡ê10¡±. Be a bit 12 about a ticket which just says ¡°Sale price ¡ê5¡±. It may meanthe goods are specially bought 13 for the sale and does not necessarily ndicate any 14 . And there is nothing to prevent the shopkeeper 15 : ¡°Worth ¡ê50, only ¡ê20¡± or even ¡°Normally ¡ê300, only ¡ê150¡±. Another practice which is 16 upon, though notillegal, is an imprecise offer, like ¡°Up to ¡ê10 off latest 17 ¡°. It gives no clear idea of how much you have to spend or exactly what youhave to buy to 18 . If you see a price claim you do not believe or feel to be misleading, youcan complain 19 the local Trading Standards Office ¨C the townhall will put you in 20 .1. A. concern B. favour C. honour D. gratuity2. A. us B. ourselves C. them D. themselves3. A. And B. Then C. But D. Or4. A. choose B. somehow C. make D. show5. A. otherwise B. somehow C. therefore D. rather6. A. all B. both C. either D. neither7. A. as B. when C. though D. while8. A. over B. with C. on D. by9. A. must B. will C. can D. need10. A. constant B. consecutive C. coming D. running11. A. go B. come C. get D. look12. A. unconscious B. mistrustful C. dissatisfactory D.suspicious13. A. in B. about C. over D. on14. A. deduction B. reduction C. induction D.production15. A. booking B. boosting C. boasting D. booming16. A. frowned B. frowning C. fucked D. fucking17. A. medals B. modals C. modes D. models18. A. regain B. order C. obtain D. benefit19. A. at B. to C. of D. about20. A. touch B. use C. deed D. troublePassage Six (6) BCACD ADBCB ADCBD DABCAAll over the earth¡¯s surface is a layer of air which extendsupwards for many miles. This air 1 the oxygen without whichneither plants nor animals 2 live. Its movements, temperature and pressure 3 the weather, and it is a vehicle 4 the clouds ofwater vapour 5 condense and fall as rain. It forms a blanket which 6 us from the extreme heat of the sun during the day and 7 the extreme cold when the sun has 8 . It is chiefly 9 air that sound travels, so that if there were no air we should 10 practically nothing. The atmosphere is held 11 the earth¡¯s surface by the gravitational pull of the earth¡ªthat is, it has weight. High up itis thin, 12 near the surface it is compressed by the 13 of airabove, and is more dense. The weight of air ressing 14 each square inch of surface at sea¡ªlevel is nearly 15 15 , which means thatthe total force 16 the skin of an average man is about 30,000 pounds. He is not 17 this because the pressure is equal in all directions and the pressure inside him is equal 18 that without, but should he go up in a balloon to a height at which the outside pressure is 19 he would suffer acutely. It is 20 this reasonthat the cabins of aeroplans are ¡°pressurized¡±.1. A. forms B. contains C. consists D. fills2. A. would B. should C. could D. needed3. A. determine B. choose C. make D. create4. A. into B. near C. for D. above5. A. what B. and C. but D. which6. A. protects B. proves C. controls D. helps7. A. about B. out C. off D. from8. A. sit B. set C. sat D. settled9. A. into B. up C. through D. along10. A. know B. hear C. get D. observe11. A. to B. before C. near D. across12. A. for B. since C. because D. but13. A. pressure B. space C. weight D. movement14. A. in B. on C. for D. around15. A. kilometer B. ponds C. miles D. pounds16. A. inside B. into C. of D. on17. A. aware of B. sure of C. afraid of D. delightedabout18. A. at B. to C. against D. afterA.more or lessB. much likeC. much lessD. more than A.for B. to C. from D. byPassage Seven(¹«¹²Ó¢Óï2¼¶Ä£ÄâÊÔÌâ1)CABBD CBCCD DDBDABCBDA¡°Cool¡± is a word with many meanings. It s traditional meaning is used to 1 a temperature that is fairly cold. As the world has 2 , however, the word has expanded to 3 many different meanings.¡°Cool¡± can be used to express feelings of 4 in almost anything.When you see a brand-name car in the street, maybe you can¡¯t help5 , ¡°It¡¯s cool.¡± You might think, ¡°He¡¯s so cool,¡± when yousee your 6 footballer. We all enlarge the meaning of ¡°cool¡±.You can use it 7 many words such as ¡°new¡± or ¡°amazing.¡±Here¡¯s an interesting story we can see 8 illustrate the usage of the word: A teacher asked her students to 9 the waterfall they had visited. On one student¡¯s paper was just the one 10 , ¡°It¡¯s so cool.¡± 11 he thought it was 12 to describe 13 he saw and felt.14 the story also proves the shortage of words and expressions. 15¡°cool,¡± some people have no words to express the same meaning.So it is 16 to improve our word strength to maintain some 17 .As a popular word, ¡°cool¡± stands for a kind of special 18 thatpeople can accept easily. Excepting ¡°cool,¡± can you think ofmany words that 19 your life as colorful? I can. And I think they are also very 20 .1. A. find B. take C. show D. make sure2. A. changed B. been developed C. been cleaned D. informed3. A. turn out B. take on C. take in D. come into4. A. satisfaction B. interest C. sense D. interesting5. A. to say B. telling C. shout D. saying6. A. famous B. out of date C. favourite D. modern7. A. in stead of B. in place of C. to take place of D. exchange8. A. is used to B. showing C. used to D. explaining9. A. write for B. copy down C. describe D. say something10. A. phrase B. word C. story D. sentence11. A. However B. May be C. As far as D. Perhaps12. A. The just thing B. the very mean C. some methods D. the bestway13. A. the means B. what C. how D. wherever14. A. And B. If C. So D. But15. A. Without B. Using C. Not being used D. With16. A. important B. necessary C. impossible D. natural17. A. true B. belief C. richness D. interest18. A. habit B. culture C. language D. enjoyment19. A. put B. change C. better D. make20. A. cool B. easy C. difficult D. importantPassage Eight£¨¹«¹²Ó¢Óï2¼¶Ä£ÄâÊÔÌâ2£©CBBCD ACDCB ACADA BDCAB Si1as Minton's funeral was a quiet 1. lt was 2 by the only 3 he had in theworld, his niece and nephew, and by a few friends. The priest who 45 a hundred miles into this wild part of the county was now getting6 for the simple ceremony. Minton,7 'Minty' as his friends8 call him,9 a hard life 10 for gold in a lonely part of Western Australia. He had always refused to work in a gold mine 11 he believed that he could do better 12 his own. Although he was not aboastful person, he had often declared that one day he 13 find alump of gold as big as his head and 14 he would retire and live in15 for the rest of his life. But his dreams of great wealth 16 came true. For many years he had hardly earnedenough money to keephimself 17 . Two men now gently lifted the rough wooden box that18 Minty's body, but they almost dropped it when they heard a loud cry from the grave-digger.His spade had struck something hard in the rocky soil and he was shouting excitedly. Then he held up a large stone. 19 it was covered 20 dirt, the stone shone curious1yin the fierce sun1ight: it was unmistakably a heavy piece of solid gold!1. A. accident B. event C. affair D. incident2. A. taken B. attended C. joined D. brought3. A. relation B. relations C. relationship D. relationships4. A. travelled B. was travelling C. had travelIed D. used totravel5. A. to B. of C. in D. over6. A. ready B. better C. preparation D. worse7. A. and B. but C. or D. except8. A. liked B. past C. used D. used to9. A. leaded B. had leaded C. had led D. led10. A. look B. looking C. looked D. had looked11. A. because B. so C. even D. only12. A. to B. in C. on D. for13. A. would B. must C. ought to D. for14. A. since B. which C. when D. with that15. A. comfort B. comforts C. comfortable D. comfortably16. A. ever B. never C. always D. once17. A. live B. life C. lived D. alive18. A. contains B. containing C. contained D. havingcontained19. A. Though B. For C. Then D. Because20. A. in B. with C. within D. belowPassage Nine£¨¹«¹²Ó¢Óï2¼¶Ä£ÄâÊÔÌâ3£©BCACA CDBDC DCCDB BADDDMost people agree that fencing is one sport in which a person mustbe at least 30 years old before he learns all he needs to know about the sport. 1 Clark Summers of the University of Detroit 2 that this doesn't always have to be 3 . Clark is a different kind of fencer in a lot of 4 . He is American, while most fencers are from the 5 of Europe. He is black while most fencers in the past have been 6 . And he is 7 22 years old. Many people 8 that Clark is the most promising fencer in this country today. Although he is young, he has been able to 9 the necessary skills. Already he has won a number of fencing contest 10 older fencers. He is almost 11 to become a member of the U. S. Olympic fencing team! "There is no 12 danger in fencing, today, Clark says. "But I never 13 that fencing was not always a sport. In the old days, People fenced to14 aquarrel. Each match was a matter of 15 If that 16 true in the matches I 17 in today, every touch against me would mean that I18 wounded or killed. So I try to play 19 l were fencing for my life. I don't like, the idea of being 20 ! "21. A. And B. But C. Then D. So22. A. heard B. has thought C. has shown D. suggested23. A. true B. wrong B. clear D. clever24. A. sense B. sports C. ways D. times25. B. east C. west D. schools26. A. brave B. strong C. white D. young27. A. at least B. not C. already D. only28. A. expect B. think C. hope D. find29. A. study B. know C. improve D. master30. A. with B. over C. against B. instead of31. A. ready B. able C. going D. certain32. A. large B. such C. real D. little33. A. think B. agree C. forget D. remember34. A. make B. pick C. start D. settle35. A. joy and sorrow B. life and deathC. success and failure D .brightness and darkness36. A. should be B. came C. were D. is37. A. play B. go C. work D. stay38. A. would get B. were C. was D. had been39. A. even if B. as C. if D. as if40. A. a fencer B. a winner C. missed D. killedPassage Ten (23) ABCBA BCBCD ABDBC BCACCThe 1920s in Britain 1 a time of rapid social change. Therevolution 2 dress, manners, and 3 was so great and its space so hectic, 4 this period is often called the ¡°Roaring Twenties¡±. Most of these 5 took place in cities. In 1921, 79 percent of the population lived in 6 areas, most of them in towns of 50,000 or more. During the inter-war years the population of England, Wales, and Scotland increased 7 42.7 million in 1921 to about 44.7million in 1939, but the 8 of the increase was lowest 9 1801. In fact, until 1931 the population was actually 10 , mainly because of 11 to Common wealth countries like Australia. With this lower growth, the 12 of the population altered so that there were more older people than before. In all 13 groups, too, there were more females than males largely because of the 14 of men in two world wars. However, if the population as a whole grew only slowly, 15of the town s did not. London and other large cities 16 steadily into the countryside 17 them. On their edges 18 commuter suburbs from 19 people traveled long distances each day to work. Sometimesthese suburbs contained subsidized council housing for lower income 20 .1. A. were B. be C. is D. are2. A. on B. in C. at D. to3. A. moral B. morale C. morals D. morally4. A. but B. that C. or D. so5. A. changes B. differences C. sufferings D. disorder6. A. rural B. urban C. suburban D. remote7. A. by B. over C. from D. up8. A. speed B. rate C. rapidity D. scale9. A. in B. up C. since D. to10. A. minute B. lowering C. minimizing D. decreasing11. A. emigration B. immigration C. invasion D. intervention12. A. consisting B. composition C. foundation D. making13. A. aged B. ageing C. ages D. age14. A. loose B. loss C. lost D. loosing15. A. which B. this C. that D. those16A. spread B. expanded C. enlarged D. restricted17. A. in B. among C. around D. with18. A. appeared B. stood C. happened D. marked19. A. where B. there C. which D. that20. A. owners B. holders C. earners D. winners。