第一部分交际英语1. - I need to go to the library today. Do you know what time it closes?____ C ___C. At about 5:30.2. - You have n't paid for it yet. -___ A ___ A. Oh, I'm really very sorry.3. - How is it that you are late for class aga in?. - A _________ A. Because I missed the bus.4. - Whom does the teacher explai n the word to? - A A. The stude nts5. - What can 丨 do for you?. - A ________ A. No, tha nks6. -Our class won the girls' relay race in our school's sports meeting.- _C_ C. Con gratulati ons!7. -I was worried about my maths, but Mr. Brow n gave me an A. - ____ B _B. Con gratulatio ns! That ' s a difficult course.8. - What is she? - A _______ A. She is a typist.9. - You have a good voice - A ______ ? A. Tha nk you10. -Do you thi nk I could borrow your dicti on ary? _____ D _ D. Yes, help yourself11. - Do you mi nd if I switch off the radio? - ______ C _ . Go ahead. C.No,not at all12. - Thanks for the lovely and delicious food. - __ D_ D. My pleasure13. - Excuse me, I'm afraid you've overcharged me. A A. Oh, really?14. - let me in troduce myself. I am Tom. - ___ D _ . D. Pleased to meet you15 -Hi! George. How are you? - ______ D ______ D. Fine, tha nks. And you?16. -Welcome to Beiji ng! - A ______ A. Tha nk you.17. -What can 丨 do for you? - A . A.I want a kilo of pears.18. - Would you like to see a film? - __ A ___ A. Yes, I'd love to.19. -I was born in Bost on, but I studied in New York. __ B_ I was born in New York, but studied in Bost on B.A nd you20. -This week, I will travel to Japa n. - A A. Have a good time!21. - That's a beautiful cat. I won der who it bel ongs to. A A. It bel ongs to the Brow ns.22. -Oh, dear! I've lost my new watch. - D_ D. What a pity!23. - Oh, dear! I ' ve just broken a window. __________ B ___ B. Don ' t worry / Never mi nd24. -Why n ot join us in the game?-- A . A.OK! I ' m com ing25. -Good eve ning, Professor Hardy. Good eve ning, Joh n. Come in, please. -Tha nkyou, I hope I am not in terrupt ing you. No, ____ B ___ . B. not at all26. -1 ' m sorry to trouble you. Can I borrow a pen, please? ______________________ B _ . B. Certainly! It is here27 Would you mind if I use your car? Of course not. _____ C_. C. It's over there28. May I use your dicti on ary? ___ A ___ A. Yes, here you are 29. -Would you mind closing the window? It is windy outside. A A. Not atall.30. -Excuese me, can I smoke here?31. -Hey, Tom,what s up?B .C _. C. You 'B. Oh, not much.d better not32.-This box is too heavy for me to carry it upstairs. ___ B_-- B. I ' ll give youa hand33.-I wonder if I could use your computer toni ght? ____ A __ I 'rrnot using it rightno w.A. Sure, here you are.34.-Wow!This is a marvelous room! I 've n ever known you 're-so Oirtistic.C. Tha nks for your complime nts35.-Is it possible for you to work late toni ght? _D._ D. I thi nkso36.-U nbelievable! I have failed the driv ing test aga in - ___ B ___ . This is not the end of the world. B. Cheer up37. -Are you feeling better today, Jack? _C _C、Yes, thank you, doctor. But I still don't feel good.38. -Tha nk you so much for your lovely gift. __ B __ B.I ' m glad you like it.39. -Would you like something to drink? What about a cup of tea? ___ A ____ A、No, tha nks.40. -What's the problem with your bike? - ____C ____ C. Nothi ng serious.41. -Good morning, Joh n. How are you doing? __ C __ C. Not so bad. And you?B .B. How do you do?C _ C. See you.45. -I did n't mean to do that. Please forgive me.46. -Tha nk you for your in vitati on. ?47. -What a beautiful dress you have on today! - _48-I thi nk he is a good lecturer. - ____ B49. -What's the matter, dear? ____ B_headache.50. -Good morning, may I speak to Mark, please?51. -let me in troduce myself. I am Steward.52.-Let's go to the library this after noon. __ D __ 。

D. That's a good idea.53.-How much is this n ecklace? _C _ C. It costs fifty poun ds.54.-How can I get to the cin ema? _D_ D. Go dow n this street and tur n left.55.-What's the matter, John? _ A __ A. I failed my Fre nch test.56.-What are you majori ng in? _ C_ C. Mathematics.57.-What day is today? _ D D. It's Mon day.58.-Is that seat take n? _______________________ B_— B. I don't think so.59.-Tha nk you for calling. _ C_. C. Nice talking to you.60.- __ A ___ ? He teaches physics in a school. A. What does your father do?第二部分阅读理解（1）Passage 1No one is glad to hear that his body has to be cut ope n by a surge on and part of ittake n out. Today, however, we n eed n't worry about feeli ng pain duri ng the operation. The sick person falls into a6.It is not long since a man felt all the pain while being operated. A: T7. Long ago, when the sick man was operated on, he could feel nothing. B: F 8. Using the laughing gas, the people seemed to feel pain during the operation.B: F42. -How do you do? _43. -Good-bye for now.44.-Hello, how are you? _C_ C. Fine, tha nk you.B_ B. That's all right.B. It's a pleasure.D __ D. Thank you.B. So do I.B. I have a terrible___ B ___ B. Who's speaki ng?B __ . B. Pleased to meet you9.lf a man took less laughi ng gas tha n he should have whe n an operati on went on, he st A: T10.One who took too much of the laughing gas would die. A : TPassage 2In choos ing a frie nd, one should be very careful. A good frie nd can help you study.You can have fun together and make each other happy. Sometimes you will meetfair weather frie nds. They will be with you as long as you have money or luck, butwhen you are dow n, they will run away.6. The writer thinks that one of the importantqualities in choosing a friend is understanding. A : T7.lf you have fair weather friends, you will be lucky. B : F8. Good friends need to understand each other's feelings. A : T9. This passage is mainly discussing the qualities of a friend. A : T10. The meaning of the phrase 'a fair weather friend' underlined in the 1st paragraph is a friend who shares difficulties with you. B: FPassage 3There was once an ant that was very thirsty. It ran here and there look ing for somewater but could not find any. Then suddenly, when the ant was almost ready to die of thirst, a large drop of water fell on it. The ant drank the water, which saved its 9. Hakim wan ted to eat his meal because it was very tasty.10. The Quee n fin ally decided to marry Hakim the next eve ning after the meal. APassage 6Marti n Luther Ki ng was a black mini ster, who became a great leader of the civil rights moveme nt in the 1950s and 1960s.1. Martin Luther King was murdered whe n he was 39 years old. A. T2. Martin Luther King was a black mini ster only. B. F3. Martin Luther Kin g's Day has bee n a federal holiday for more tha n 40 years. A. T4. The un derli ned word "delivered" in the sec ond paragraph could be replaced by"gave". A. T5. The best title for this passage is "Civil Rights Law". B. FPassage 7If you travel by air across the cen ter of Africa or South America, you fly over forestsfor thousa nds of kilometers. These great forests are the ocea ns of trees. There arethousa nds and thousa nds of differe nt kinds of pla nts and ani mals.6. The passage mainly tells us about the importanee of taking care of plants. A : T7. Forests are homes for differe nt kinds of ani mals A : T8. The n eed for more wood and more land help to protect our forests.9. We'll have more and greater forests in 20 or 30 years in some people's view.1. The ant was play ing whe n it ran here and there. B: F2. The drop of water fell on the ant whe n it was n early dying. A : T3. The young girl was crying because she wan ted to have supper. B : F4. The gia nt would eat the girl if she failed to do the work. A : T5. The ant's friends saved the girl's life. A : TPassage 4Mr. White lived in a small village. His pare nts had n't eno ugh money to send him toschool. He had to help them to do somethi ng in the fields. But he did n't like to livein the poor place. Whe n he was sixtee n, he got to the tow n and found work in afactory. Three years later he became6. Mr. White was born in a farmer's family. A : T7. Mr. White hoped to be respected because he was the richest man in their town.B : F8. The children often asked him to tell them something interesting because he knewmore than any other person in the town. A : T9. All people believed Mr.White except the childre n B : F10. Mr. White would n't like to admit that he was wrong. A : TPassage 5There were once many sheiks （阿拉伯的酋长）who wan ted to marry Quee n Maura,for she was one of the most beautiful and powerful quee ns of Arabia.6. The queen was looking for a husband. A : T7. The Quee n disguised herself because she did n't want to be recog ni zed by the sheiks. A: T 8.She gave the sheiks some stale food to eat the next eve ning.10. The writer thi nks it n ecessary to protect the forests. A : T Passage 8The Fre nch Revoluti on broke out in 1789. At the time Fra nee was in a crisis. The gover nment was badly run and people s lives were miserable. Ki ng Louis XIV triedto control the national parliament and raise more taxes. But his effort failed. Heordered his troops to Versailles. The6. This passage is about the French Revolution. A : T7. The n ati onal econ omy was develop ing rapidly in 1789. B : F8. The political pris on ers were kept in Prussia. B : F9. The underlined word “ abolished ” mean “ endeA : ”T.10. The effect of the Revoluti on was that the Ki ng tried to con trol the n ati onal parliame nt. B : FPassage 9A foreig ner ' stf i rapressi on of the U.S. is likely to be that every one is in a rush —often under pressure. City people appear always to be hurrying to get where they are going restlessly, seeking attention in a store, and elbowing others as they try tocomplete their errands （任务）.6.Tstateme nt that America ns are impolite to their bus in ess colleagues is wrong.A : T7.In the fourth paragraph, “ a high priority ” means “ a firsA coT;ern8.America ns evaluate a bus in ess colleague by establishi ng bus in essrelations.B : F9.This passage mainly talks about how America ns do bus in ess with foreig ners.B : Flife.s tone in writ ing is prAiseful. Ofen, too, un cles and aunts lived Passage 10back to Santo Domingo. B: F7. You believe that the work of the airline employee mentioned in the story is to check people ' s luggage at the airport. A : T8. ” Why are you so upset? ” Maria said to the man. She wan ted to tell him that heWalt Disn ey. He had an unu sual voice and he wan ted to work in Disn ey's carto on（动画片）film for children. When1. Walt Disney made Donald Duck film. A: T2. The first Donald Duck film was made in 1934. A : T3. Clare nee Nash was a film-maker. B : F4. The un derli ned word "audie nee" in the sec ond paragraph means readers. B: F5. The un derli ned word "goody-goody" in the sec ond paragraph means a pers onwho likes to appear to be faultless in behavior. A : TPassage 12A man got into a trai n and found himself sitti ng opposite a woma n who seemed tobe about thirty-five years old. Soon they began talking to each other, and the man said to her, "Do you haveB : F5. Large families cannot fit in with a highly in dustrialized society. A : TPassage 14Albert Ein ste in had a great effect on scie nee and history. Greaer tha n wha n only a achieved. An America n uni versity preside nt onceIt may be some time before the average mi nd un dersta nds fully the ide ntity （特性）of time and space and so on —but eve n ordi nary men un dersta nd now that theuni verse is somethi nglarger tha n everthought before.1. The main idea ofParagraph 1 is thechange in humanthought produced by Ein stei n. A : T2. Accord ing to the America n uni versity preside nt, The theory ofquickl B : F3. Accordi ng to Paragraph 2, Albert Ein stei n headed a research in stitute.4. According to the passage Einstein did his greatest work whenA : T5. It may be eon eluded that Albert Ein ste in was forced to servearmy. B : FPassage 15Every one knows what a n eedle is. Of course there are n eedles for sew ing mach in es, n eedles for in jectio n, you n ame it. But few people thi nk of the won der a n eedle works in the hands of those who practice acup un cture.1. The word ''name'' in the first paragraph means to give a name to the needles.B : F1. The man and the woman are talking about the woman's son. A : T2. The woman thinks her son will be a gentleman. A : T3. The eonversation took place on a train. A : T4. Theword "disappo in ted" probably best describes the man attheef e eildng o B : F5. The woman is so proud of her son that she does not really understand what theman B : FPassage 132. The underlined phrase "from bad to worse" in the second paragraph refers to thestate A : T3. Accord ing to the passage , soon after the acup un cture, the man was completely recove A : T4. "You are too late. It's killed." means that the pain was killed because the doctorcame late. B : F 5. The passage tells us that the effect of acupuncture on the patient was1. The passage discusses in flue neeofscie neeandin dustry on America n families.Sixteen-year-old Maria was waiting in line at the airport in Santo Domingo. She was leavi ng her n ative country to join her sister in the Un ited States. She spoke En glish very well. Though she was very happy she could go abroad, she was feeli ng sad at 2. Families of the past, the present3. People no lon ger want to have children.and the future are described in the passage.leaving her family and friends. As she was 6.Maria s story happe ned on her way 4. Gran dparents will take the chief responsibility of raising children in the future.1O.We can infer from the passage that the authorshould not be un happy and worried. A: T few other men have9. ” Every one was look ing at him with disapproval. ” This sentence mea ns that the comme nted that Ei nste in had created a new outlook, a new view of the un iverse.people aro und felt sorry for Maria ' s manners^ : F “10. The author mentioned Maria ' sage at the beginning of the story in order toshow that she was young but behaved properl A : TPassage 11In 1933 an unknown America n called Clare nee Nash went to see the filmmakerrelativity can beB : Fhe was young.in the Germa nun believable. A : TGreat cha nges have bee n made in family life because of scie nee and in dustry. In the past, whe n more America ns lived on farms, the typical family had many children. In a farm family, parents and their children often lived with grandparents.第二部分阅读理解（2）home, but one day he went into tow n to buy some thi ngs in the market. After he had bought them, he went into a restaura nt and sat dow n at a table by himself.Passage 1Mr. Tom Forester lived by himself a long way from town. He hardly ever left his Whe n he looked around, he saw several old people put glasses on before read ing their n ewspapers, so after lunch he decided to go to a shop to11. Mr Forester lived_____ . D. alone in the coun tryside12. Tom ____ went into tow n. C. almost n ever13. The old people in the restaura nt read theirn ewspapers.A. withglasses on14. The shop Tom went into sold.D. glasses for people who couldnot seewell15. What kind of mistake did Tom make? C. He thought that a pers on who had not learned to read would be able to do so if he wore glasses. Passage 2Once James Tho rn hill, a famous En glish pain ter, was asked to paint some pictures on the walls of the kin g's palace in En gla nd.The n workers were sent for and a big platform（台子） was made.With the help of a worker. Thornhill started painting on the platform. They workedfor a whole year and at last the pictures were ready.11. James Tho rn hill was an En glish _ . B. artist12. He was ordered to ___ .B. paint some pictures on the wall of the palace13. It took them _____ t o finish the pictures.C. twelve mon ths14. James Thornhill felt that the ___________ he was from the pictures, the ______________ they were.C. farther …more beautiful 15. The worker threw some 14. A deep hole was dug so that _____ .D. n obody could take any rats from thepile15. What is the best topic for this passage? C. How Newt on Became a VeryClea n PlacePassage 5Morga n Rees has always bee n a good bus in essma n. He used to own three petrolstations and was busy most of the time. When he was 65, the normal retirement age, he decided that he did n't want to stop, so he carried on worki ng for ano thertwo years. Eventually, when he was nearly 68.his wife, Dolly, asked him to retire because she wan ted to enjoy their old age together. Relucta ntly, he han ded over the bus in ess to his son.11. The topic sentence of Para. 1 is___ . A. Morga n Rees has always bee n a goodbus in essma n12. The topic sentence of Para. 2 is _____________ . C. he was unhappy after he gotretired13. Which of the following statements can best express the main idea of Para.3? B. He bought a small crockery factory in secret and started work aga in. 14. What is the central idea of the last paragraph? D. Since he started workingagain,MorganRees has expanded the companycon siderably, which has en riched his retired life. 15. The passage mainly deals with ___ .B. how Morgan Rees lived his retired life more happily by turning to work againPassage 3worried and an gry about the age nt's in activity that they agreed, and they electedOne day a bookseller （书商）let a big box of books fall on his foot.Go to Tle e thr e sidents of 24 Acacia doctor, ” said his wife.No.he said.I ' ll wait until the doctor comes into the property, so John Prestonshop n ext time. Then I 'll ask him about my foot. If I go to see him, Imeetlinhave tdqhay suggested con diti on of the last week.At theEvery one wassoGrove were dissatisfied with the called a meetingto discuss thingssetting up a residents' committee. paint at the picturesin order to _________ .A. saveJames' lifePassage 6him. ”11. What happe ned to the bookseller one day? box of books. Joh n as Chairma n of the committee. Many reside nts telepho ning the age nt and tired of compla ining about the flats.Although the B. His foot was woun ded by a said that they were tired of12. The bookseller's wife asked him ______ C. to go to see the doctor age nt was resp on sible for the flats, they thought that he did n't do eno ugh.13. The bookseller did n't take his wife's advice because ____ .D. he did n't want topay the doctor14. The doctor paid _____ for the books. C. nothing15. The bookseller paid money for seeing the doctor in the end. A. morePassage 4Today Newt on is a very clean place. Many years ago, however, there were millions of rats in it.They attacked the cats and dogs. Sometimes a great number of them knockeddow n a man or woma n walk ing home at n ight. The rats were very large in size and they harmed many people.11. Newt on is a place which ____ . C. is very clea n12. Whe n the Gover nment first ordered the people to kill rats, the people _____.C. were too lazy to kill many rats13. The people killed rats _____ . A. to get money from the Gover nment Therefore Joh n was asked to write to the age nt and say that they weredisappo in ted with the man ageme nt of the flats.11. Why did Joh n Prest on call a meeti ng last week?B. Because the residents were dissatisfied with the bad management of the flats.12. Who elected Joh n as Chairma n of the committee? B. The reside nts.13. What does the word 'in activity' mea n in the third sentence in Para.1? D. Lack of actio ns14. What does the word 'due' mean in the first sentence of Para. 2 ? A. to be paid15. Whe n did they agree to pay the n ext service payme nt?C. When they were happy with the plans to improve the property.Passage 7When 丨 was a little gill my brothers and I collected stamps for many years. My mother did n't use to work duri ng the week, but she worked in the post office n ear our house on Saturdays, and she used to bring home all the new stamps as soon asthey were issued （发行）11. This passage mainly tells us _____ .C. the author and her brothers had an unforgettable stamps12. Accordi ng to the passage, her mother worked in the post office ____ . B. onSaturdays13. Their mother told them to go to the post office straightaway after the match if En gla nd won, but she did n't tell them why. Why do you thi nk she did that? A. She wan ted to give them a surprise14. What does the sentence 'We were over the moon.' mean?B. We werePassage 10How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals,somehowinven ted certa in sounds to express thought and feeli ngs, acti ons and thi ngs, so that they could comm uni cate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certa insig ns, called letters, which could be comb inedto prese nt those soun ds,and which could be written down.Those sounds, whetherspoken or written inletters, we call words.1. The origi n of la nguage is _____ . D. a problem not yet solvednot bring very many things with them. They had planned either to live in a furnished apartme nt or to buy used furn iture. But they soon lear ned about a new system that2. Why do some people prefer to rent furn iture? stupid? Am I wearing unattractiveclothes?'t want to buy the cheap furnitureShyness can block our chances for a rich life.A characteristic of American culture that has become almost a tradition isa high opinion of the self-made manextremely happy about it.2. What is true about words?C. They are simply sounds.15. What is the best title for this passage? D. A MemorableExperie nee in3. The real power of words lies in their D. represe ntative fun cti onCollecti ng Stamps Passage 8 When Johnand Victoria Falls arrived in New York Cityfor one-year stay,they did4. By “ association "the author meansB. a joining of ideasin themind5. Which of the following statements about the real poet is NOT true? A. He ismore and more people are using. The renting of home furnishings (bed, tables, Shyness is the cause of much un happ in ess for agreat manypeople. Shy people dishes, and so on) has become one of America 's fastest grow ing bus in esses.are an xious and self-c on scious; that is, they are excessively con cer nedwith their1. Which of the followinghas become oneof America ' s fastest growingown appeara neeand actio ns.Worrisome thoughtsare constantly occurri ng in bus inesses? D. Renting home furnishings. their min ds: what kind of impressi on am I making?Do they like me?Do I soundtrouble and money.1. What does the author try to prove by citingwhat kind of impressionam I 3. What can you infer from the passage? B. Ren ti ng furn iture is not popular in making? B. People ' s shyness madethemcaretoo much aboutthei rthe couple s )me tow n.appeara4. Which of the followingcan best serve as the title of the passage? B. A 2. According to the writer, self-awareness is good quality New Way of Getti ng Home Furni shings.3. Whe n being praised, shy people feel that it isB. unreal5. Young people liked renting home furniture in that D. They don4. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?C.Passage 95. It can be inferred from the passage that shy people B. shouldto respect the self-made man— the man who has rise n to the top through his own efforts, usually beg inning by work ing with his han ds. While the leader in bus in ess or in dustry or the college professor occupies a higher social positi on and comma nds greater respect in the comm un itytha n the comm on laborer or eve n the skilled factory worker, he may take pains to point out that his father started life in America as a farmer or laborer of some sort. Passage 12In the United States, it is not customary morni ng. If you teleph one him early into teleph one some one very the day, while he is shavi ngbreakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediateatte ntio n.The same mea ning is attached to teleph oneafter 11:00 p.m. If some one receives a call duri ng sleep ing hours, heearly or calls assumes it in the havingmade1.From paragraph 1, we know that in America _______ .A. people tend to have a matter of life or death. The time chosen for the callcom muni catesits2. According to the passage, the hostess cooksdinner herself mainly because 1. What is the main idea of this passage? B. The roleof time in social life______ . B. she takes pride in what she can do herself 3. The expressi on “ wait on table ” in the sec ond paragraph means “_____________over the world.D. serve customers in a restaura nt 4. The author s attitude towards manual (l 体力 的) ____ . A. positive5. Which of thefollow ing may serve as the best title of the passage?B.American Attitude toward Manual Labor.2. What does it mea n in the passage if you call some one duri ng his or her sleep inghours? _____ B . A matter of life or death.3. Which of the following time is proper if you want to make an appointment with your frie nd? ______ B. at 4:00 pm.4. Which of the followi ng stateme nts is true accord ing to the passage? ________ D. Prompt ness is valued highly in America n life.experieneein collectingno more tha n a master of words. Passage 11C . Because it saves them muchhave much money and don un dersta nd themselves in the right way importa nee.but how he uses these tools that make him a scie ntist. You will probably agree thatknowing how to use a power is importa nt to a carpe nter. You will probably agree, 2. The war in Iraq does _to the relati on ship betwee n France and Brita in.too, that knowing how to in vestigate, how to1. What makes a scie ntist accordi ng to the passage? good and harm 3. ____________________________ T he British are not so friendly to and the French are not so friendly toGerma ny; America______ . C. the differe nee betwee n scie ntists and ordin ary people3. A sound scientific theory should be one that __ A. works not only under one setof con diti ons at one time, but also un der the same con diti ons at other times4. The author quotes the case of Albert Ein stei n to illustrate ____ . C. that the investigations are important in science5. What is the main idea of the passage? D. Exact ness and ways of using toolsare the keys to the making of a scie ntist.Passage 15Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go in to their offices or schools every day by tra in, car or bus, eve n though this means they haveto get up early in the morning and reach home late in the eve ning.1. Which of the followi ng stateme nts is NOT true? B. All the people who work in London prefer to live in the coun try.2. With the same money neededgarde n in the coun try.3. When the garden is in blossom,hav ing spe nt time work ing in the garde n4. People who thi nk happ in ess lies in the city life would feel that ____ if they hadto live outside London. A. their life was mea nin gless5. The underlined phrase get away from in the 3rd paragraph refers to Fra nce5. What does the last sentence mean? C. France and Britain are nearn eighbors, and this will help bala nce the relati on ship betwee n them.Passage 18Paper is one of the most importa nt products ever inven ted by man. Wide spreaduse of written language would not have been possible without some cheap andpractical material to write on. The invention of paper meant that more peoplecould be educated because more books could be p rinted 1. What ' s the meaning for the word “ parchment ” ? _____________ B. A kind of paper madefrom the skin of certa in young ani mals.2. Which of the following is not mentioned about the invention of paper? ______________A. More jobs could be provided tha n before.3. Whe n did the Egyptia ns beg in to use paper widely? __ A . Around 1400.4. Which of the follow ing coun tries uses more paper for each pers on a year? ___B. Swede n5. What is the main idea of this short talk? _____ C . The invention of paper is ofgreat sig nifica nce to man.Passage 19Laws have been written to govern the use of American National Flag, and toen sure proper respect for the flag. Custom has also gover ned the comm on5. From the passage we can safely infer that ____________________ . B. the meaning of time differs in different parts of the worldPassage 13There are three kinds of goals: short-term, medium-ra nge and Ion g-term goals.Short-term goals are those that usually deal with curre nt activities, which we can apply on a daily basis. Such goals can be achieved in a week or less, or two weeks, or possibly, mon ths. It should be remembered that just as a buildi ng is no str on gertha n its foun dati on, lon g-termgoals cannot amount to very much without theachieveme nt of solid short-termgoals.1. Our lon g-term goals mea n alotB. If we complete the short-term goals2. New short-term goals are built upon D.the goals that have been completed3. When we complete each step of our goals, C.we should build upcon fide nee ofsuccess4. What is the main idea of this passage? ____ C. Differe nt kinds of goals in life.5. Which of the following statements is wrong according to the passage? _________C .Life is a static thing, thus we should n ever allow a lon g-term goal toPassage 14What makes a person a scientist? Does he have ways or tools of learning that are C. escape fromPassage 16Sixteen-year-old Maria was waiting in line at the airport in Santo Domingo. She wasleavi ng her n ative country to join her sister in the Un ited States. She spoke En glishvery well. Though she was very happy she could go abroad, she was feeli ng sad atleavi ng her family and fien ds.1. Maria ' s story happe ned_________ ?D. whe n she arrived at the airport2. You believer that the work of the airli ne employee men ti oned in the story is to______ at the airport. C . check people ' s luggage3. “ Why are you so upset? ” Maria said to the man. She wan ted to tell him that heshould not be ______ . C . unhappy4. “ Every one was looki ng at him with disapproval. ” This sentence mea ns that the people around fe lt ______ . “ D. sorry for the man ' s manners5. The author mentioned Maria ' sage at the beginning of the story in order toshow that _____ A. she was young but behaved properly 。