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The rules are too rigid to allow for human error.
A general            B inflexible          C complex            D direct

“Lucky” Lord Lucan—Alive or Dead
On 8th November 1974 Lord Lucan, a British aristocrat, vanished. The day before, his children’s nanny had been brutally murdered and his wife had been attacked too. To this day the British public are still interested in the murder case because Lucan has never been found. Now, over 30 years later, the police have reopened the case, hoping the new DNA techniques will help solve the murder mystery.
People suspected that “Lucky”, as he was called by friends, wanted to kill his wife he no longer lived with. They say that Lucan entered his old house and in the dark, killed the nanny by mistake. His estranged wife heard noises, came downstairs and was also attacked, but managed to escape. Seven months after the murder, a jury concluded that Lucan had killed the nanny.
What happened next is unclear, but there are several theories which fall into one of three categories: he may have killed himself, he could have escaped or he might have been killed. It appears that the night after the murder, “Lucky” borrowed a car and drove it, Lucan’s friend Aspinall said in an interview that he thought Lucan had committed suicide by sinking his boat in the English Channel.
Another version of events says that “Lucky” left the blood-soaked car on the coast and took a ferry to France. He was met there by someone who drove him safety in another country. However, after a time, his rescuers became worried that they would become involved in the murder too and so Lucan was killed.
A further fascinating theory was made in the book Dead Lucky by Duncan MacLaughlin, a former detective. He believes that Lucan travelled to Goa, India, where he assumed the identity of a Mr. Barry Haplin. Lucan then lived in Goa till his death in 1996. In the end the claim turned out to be a case of mistaken identity. The man who died in 1996 was really Haplin, an ex-schoolteacher turned hippy. So what is the truth about “Lucky”? DNA testing has solved many murder cases, but who knows if it can close the book on the one.


36.The public are still interested in the investigation because ____.
A. of the terrible murder
B. of the use of new DNA techniques
C. Lord Lucan has never been found(the murderer has not been caught)
D. lord Lucan was famous


37.It is thought that Lucan killed the nanny because ____.
A. she was looking after the children
B. she was a friend of Lucan’s
C. it was dark and he thought she was lady Lucan(she was mistaken for his wife)
D. lord Lucan thought the nanny stole his car


38.Aspinall thought Lucan killed himself by ____.
A. jumping into water
B. jumping out of his house
C. sailing his boat
D. sinking his boat


39.Lucan could have been killed because people ____.
A. didn’t want the police to catch him
B. thought he might talk to the police about them if he was caught(has escaped but was killed later)
C. were unhappy with him
D. thought he was rich


40.Ex-detective MacLaughlin claimed that Mr. Barry Haplin ____.
A. was an old schoolteacher
B. died in Goa, India
C. was really Lord Lucan in disguise
D. was a merchant

Teaching and Learning
Many teachers believe that the responsibilities for learning lie with the student. If a long reading assignment is given, instructors expect students to be (51) with the information in the reading even if they do not discuss it in class or (52) an examination. The ideal student is (53) to be one who is motivated to learn for the sake of learning, not the one interested only in getting high (54) Sometimes homework is returned with brief written (55) but without a grade. Even if a grade is not given, the student is (56) for learning the material assigned. When research is (57) , the professor expects the student to take it actively and to complete it with minimum (58) It is the student's responsibility to fmd books, magazines, and articles in the library. Professors do not have the time to (59) explain how a university library works; they expect students particularly graduate students to exhaust the (60) sources in the library. Professors will help students who need it, (61) prefer that their students should not be too (62) on them. In the United States professors have many other (63) besides teaching, such as administrative or research work. Therefore, the time that a professor can spend (64) a student outside of class is limited. If a student has problems with classroom work, the student
should either (65) a professor during office hours or make an appointment.


请在第__(51)__处填上正确答案。
A．careful
B．happy
C．familiar
D．pleased


52、请在第__(52)__处填上正确答案。
A．need
B．take
C．develop
D．finish


53、请在第__(53)__处填上正确答案。
A．tested
B．recognized
C．considered
D．assessed


54、请在第__(54)__处填上正确答案。
A．levels
B．degrees
C．grades
D．hopes


55、请在第__(55)__处填上正确答案。
A．tasks
B．comments
C．declarations
D．questions


56、请在第__(56)__处填上正确答案。
A．anxious
B．concerned
C．eager
D．responsible


57、请在第__(57)__处填上正确答案。
A．completed
B．designed
C．assigned
D．learned


58、请在第__(58)__处填上正确答案。
A．requirement
B．guidance
C．effort
D．evidence


59、请在第__(59)__处填上正确答案。
A．wonder
B．inquire
C．speculate
D．explain


60、请在第__(60)__处填上正确答案。
A．inner
B．personal
C．reference
D．natural


61、请在第__(61)__处填上正确答案。
A．but
B．even
C．thus
D．and


62、请在第__(62)__处填上正确答案。
A．keen
B．dependent
C．energetic
D．active


63、请在第__(63)__处填上正确答案。
A．opportunities
B．duties
C．preferences
D．points


64、请在第__(64)__处填上正确答案。
A．with
B．for
C．over
D．along


65、请在第__(65)__处填上正确答案。
A．approach
B．trouble
C．select
D．catch

The boy is intelligent
A.naughty
B.clever
C.difficult
D.active

Brotherly Love
Adidas and Puma have been two of the biggest names in sports shoe manufacturing for over half a century.
Since 1928 they have supplied shoes for Olympic athletes, World Cup-winning football heroes, Muhammad Ali, hip hop stars and rock musicians famous all over the world. But the story of these two companies begins in one house in the town of Herzogenaurach, Germany.
Adolph and Rudolph Dassler were the sons of a shoemaker. They loved sport but complained that they could never find comfortable shoes to play in. Rudolph always said, 'You cannot play sports wearing shoes that you'd walk around town with.' So they started making their own. In 1920 Adolph made the first pair of athletics shoes with spikes（钉），produced on the Dasslers' kitchen table.
On lst July 1924 they formed a shoe company, Dassler Brothers Ltd and they worked together for many years. The company became successful and it provided the shoes for Germany's athletes at the 1928 and 1932 Olympic Games.
But in 1948 the brothers argued. No one knows exactly what happened, but family members have suggested that the argument was about money or women. The result was that Adolph left the company. His nickname was Adi, and using this and the first three letters of the family name, Dassler, he founded Adidas.
Rudolph relocated across the River Aurach and founded his own company too. At first he wanted to call it Ruda, but eventually he called it Puma, after the wild cat. The famous Puma logo of the jumping cat has hardly changed since.
After the big split of 1948 Adolph and Rudolph never spoke to each other again and their companies have now been in competition for over sixty years. Both companies were for many years the market leaders, though Adidas has always been more successful than Puma. A hip hop group, Run DMC, has even written a song called "My Adidas" and in 2005 Adidas bought Reebok, another big sports shoe company.
The terrible family argument should really be forgotten, but ever since it happened, over sixty years ago, the town has been split into two. Even now, some Adidas employees and Puma employees don't talk to each other.
16. Adidas and puma began to make shoes at the end of 19th century.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mention
17. The brothers’ father was a ball maker.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mention
18. The brothers make shoes at home.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mention
19. The brothers argued about the shoes.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mention
20. The brothers decided to start their separate companies after argument.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mention
21. Nike makes more shoes than Adidas.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mention
22. People in town have forgotten their argument.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mention

Waste Not，Want Not
1 Bob and Clara Darlington，who own and run a farm in the North of England，have alwayslooked for new ways of making money out of the produce they grow．Their SUCCESS began when theyestablished a shop on their farm，so that people could come and buy fresh vegetables directly fromthem．
2 The business was an immediate SUCCESS，and soon scored top marks in a competition set upby the Farm Retail Association to find the best farm shop in the country．The Association's inspectorsfound the Darlingtons'shop offered excellent service and value for money as well as quality fruit andvegetable．
3 Clara Darlington is a trained chef and，in addition to a range of home-grown foods andother local produce，she began offering a variety of prepared meals which she had made herself inthe farmhouse kitchen．A small cafe alongside the farm shop was soon added，with everything thatvisitors could taste on the menu also being for sale in the shop．
4 Clara admits that starting the business was expensive，and she has worked very hard，butmaintains that if the product is good，the public recognize this and buy it．"I aim to offer the highestquality to our customers，whether they come in for a loaf of bread，or take a whole dinner-partymenu．I take it as a compliment(恭维)if people take home one of my dishes to serve to their family and friends and get away with pretending they made it themselves．"
5 So it was that the couple realized that they had a surplus of misshapen or damaged vegetables grown on the farm which were unsuitable for selling in the shop．Clara，not wishing to see themget thrown away，decided to turn them into soup．
6 The soup met with the immediate approval of customers to the shop and Clara now producesten different varieties．She spent much of the summer traveling up and down to London by rail，doing presentations of the soups．As a result，they are now served in first-class railway restaurant carsbelonging to three companies as well as being stocked by a number of high-class London stores．
23．Paragraph 2_______________．
24．Paragraph 3________________．
25．Paragraph 4______________．
26．Paragraph 5____________．
A．Time well spent is rewarded
B．Professional recognition is obtained
C．A necessary alternative to farming
D．Professional skills are exploited
E．Continuing investment in high standards
F．Ensuring that nothing gets wasted
27．Bob an Clara Darlington established a shop to____________．
28．Apart from quality fruit and vegetables，the couple____________．
29．Instead of throwing the damaged vegetables away，the couple__________．
30．Clara spent much of the summer going to London to____________．
A．sell fresh vegetables
B．sell as much as possible
C．offer a variety of prepared meals
D．turn them into soup
E．fill a gap in the market
F．promote her soups

 Have you talked to her lately?
A lastly 
B finally 
C shortly 
D recently

The police will need to keep a wary eye on this area of town.
A naked        B blind       C cautious      D private

The Constitution’s vague nature has given it the flexibility to be adapted when circumstances change
A imprecise 
B  apparent
C clear 
D easy

Scotland:A Land of Wisdom
In the 1740s,the famous French philosopher Voltaire said“We look to Scotland for all our ideas of civilization,”That’s not a bad advertisement for any country when it comes to attracting people to search for a first-class education,
According to the American author Arthur Herman,the Scots invented the modern world itself,He argues that Scottish thinkers and intellectuals worked out many of the most important ideas on which modern life depends-everything from the scientific method to market economics,Their ideas did not just spread among intellectuals,but to those people in business,government and the sciences who actually shaped the Western world,
It all started during the period that historians call the Scottish Enlightenment(启蒙运动),which is usually seen as taking place between the years 1740 and 1800,Before that,philosophy was mainly concerned with religion,For the thinkers of the Scottish Enlightenment,the proper study of humanity was mankind itself,
Their reasoning was practical,For the philosopher David Hume,humanity was the right subject for philosophy because we can examine human behavior and so find real evidence of how people think and feel,And from that we can make judgments about the societies we live in and make concrete suggestions about how they can be improved,for universal benefit,
Hume’s enquiry into the nature of knowledge laid the foundations for the scientific method-the pursuit of truth through experiment,His friend and fellow resident of Edinburgh,Adam Smith,famously applied the study of mankind to the ways in which mankind does business,Trade,he argued,was a form of information,In pursuing our own interests through trading in markets,we all come to benefit each other,
Smith’s idea has dominated modern views of economics,It also has wide applications,He was one of the philosophers to point out that nations can become rich,free and powerful through peace,trade and invention,
Although the Scottish Enlightenment ended a long time ago,the ideas which evolved at that time still underpin(构成……的基础)our theories of human exchange and enquiry,It also exists in Scotland itself in an educational tradition that combines academic excellence with orientation(方向),
16,Scotland is the right place to receive a first-class education,
A,Right 　　B,Wrong 　　C,Not mentioned
17,According to Arthur Herman,the Scots developed many important ideas which modern life depends on,
A,Right 　　B,Wrong 　　C,Not mentioned
18,Philosophers had come to know the importance of studying humanity even before the Scottish Enlightenment took place,
A,Right 　　B,Wrong 　　C,Not mentioned
19,David Hume was the first philosopher to study mankind,
A,Right 　　B,Wrong 　　C,Not mentioned
20,Smith’s idea has extensive applications,
A,Right 　　B,Wrong 　　C,Not mentioned
21,Our current theories of human exchange and enquiry have nothing to do with the ideas developed during the Scottish Enlightenment,
A,Right 　　B,Wrong 　　C,Not mentioned
22,Smith died in 1800,
A,Right 　　B,Wrong 　　C,Not mentioned

15 Ten years after the event, her death still remains a (puzzle).
A mist
B fog
C secret
D mystery

第2部分：阅读判断(第16~22题，第题1分，共7分)
下面的短文后列出了7个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断：如果该句提供的是正确信息，请选择A;如果该句提供的是错误信息，请选择B;如果该句的信息文中没有提及，请选择C。

Travel Across Africa
For six hours we shot through the barren（荒芜的） landscape of the Karoo desert in South Africa. Just rocks and sand and baking sun. Knowing our journey was ending，Daniel and I just wanted to remember all we had seen and done. He used a camera. I used words. I had already finished three notebooks and was into the fourth，a beautiful leather notebook I'd bought in a market in Mozambique.
Southern Africa was full of stories. And visions，We were almost drunk on sensations The roaring （咆哮） of the water at Victoria Falls，the impossible silence of the Okavango Delta in Botswana.
And then the other things: dogs in the streets，whole families in Soweto living in one room， a kilometre from clean water.
As we drove towards the setting sun，a quietness fell over us. The road was empty-we hadn't seen another car for hours. And as I drove，something caught my eye，something moving close enough to touch them，to smell their hot breath. I didn't know how long they had been there next to us.
I shouted to Dan："Look！but he was in a deep sleep，his camera lying useless by his feet. They raced the car for a few seconds, then disappeared far behind us，a memory of heroic forms in the red landscape.
When Daniel woke up an hour later I told him what had happened.
"Wild horses？ he said. "Why didn't you wake me up，Sophia？"
"I tried：But they were gone after a few seconds.
"Are you sure you didn't dream it？"
"You were the one who was sleeping！"
"Typical", he said. "The best photos are the ones we never take."
We checked into a dusty hotel and slept the sleep of the dead.
16. Daniel and Sophia drove slowly through the busy desert.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
17. Sophia wrote about her experiences in notebooks.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
18. Daniel took photos of the Nile River.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
19. Daniel and Sophia saw a lot of wonderful things.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
20. While driving Daniel and Sophia saw wild horses.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
21. The horses didn't come near the car.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
22. Sophia woke Daniel up so that he could take photos of the horses.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned

Norman Blamey is an artist of deep convictions.
A  statements  B  beliefs         C  suggestions     D  claims

A notably short man，he plays basketball with his staff sever al times a week．
A practically 
B considerably
C remarkably 
D fairly