【正文】 y. This green corn was boiled, dried, and shelled, with some of the maize slated for immediate consumption and the rest stored in animalskin bags. Later in the fall, the people picked corn. They saved the best of the harvest for seeds or for trade, with the remainder eaten right away or stored for later use in underground reserves. With appropriate banking of the extra food, the Mandans protected themselves against the disaster of crop failure and acpanying hunger. The women planted another staple, squash, about the first of June, and harvested it near the time of the green corn harvest. After they picked it, they sliced it, dried it, and strung the slices before they stored them. Once again, they saved the seed from the best of the year’s crop. The Mandans also grew sunflowers and tobacco。her brushes were always(C) clean, her colors fresh and brightness(D). 21. Hydrogen the nine (A) most abundant element in the Earth’s crust(B), is an(C) odorless, colorless, and tasteless(D) gas. 22. Salamanders are frequently (A) to be find(B) in moist(C), wooded(D) areas. 23. Steam engines have been replaced (A) in most(B) cases by(C) more economical and efficiency(D) devices, such as the electric m16. Although Christopher Columbus failed in his (A) original goal, the discoveries(B) hedid make were as(C) Important than the route to Asia he expected(D) to find. 17. Martha Graham, a (A)leading figure in modern dance, made she(B) debut in (C)1920 with(D) the Denishawn School. 18. In the United States, the federal government (A) is responsible to(B) regulating the working conditions(C) in factories(D). 19. Jupiter is(A) a gaseous pla with(B) an atmosphere posed most(C) of hydrogen and(D) helium. 語言培訓(xùn) 資料下載 4 20. Throughout her career(A) Geia O’Keeffe paid(B ) meticulous attention to her craft。 it also explores psychological questions. A． Not only is Barbara Astman’ s artwork B． Not only Barbara Asiman’ s artwork C． Barbara Astman1s artwork, which is not only D． Barbara Astman’ s artwork not only 12. Although Canada’s Parliament can n either administer or enforce laws initiate policy, it does have the power to make laws and vote on the allocation of funds. A． not B． nor C． and D． either 13. Willa Cather considered her novel of life in nieenthcentury Nebraska, My Antonia,_________ A． was her best work B． her best work C． her best work it was D． being her best work designated in 1970, Earth Day has bee an annual international event concerns about environmental issues such as pollution. A． dedicated to raising B． dedicated raising C． dedicates to raise 語言培訓(xùn) 資料下載 3 D． that dedicates to raising 15. In 1992 Albert Gore, Jr., the son of a former United States senator, became Vice President of the United States. A． who was the fortyfifth B． and the fortyfifth C． the fortyfifth D． he was the fortyfifth 16. Although Christopher Columbus failed in his (A) original goal, the discoveries(B) hedid make were as(C) Important than the route to Asia he expected(D) to find. 17. Martha Graham, a (A)leading figure in modern dance, made she(B) debut in (C)1920 with(D) the Denishawn School. 18. In the United States, the federal government (A) is responsible to(B) regulating the working conditions(C) in factories(D). 19. Jupiter is(A) a gaseous pla with(B) an atmosphere posed most(C) of hydrogen and(D) helium. 20. Throughout her career(A) Geia O’Keeff e paid(B) meticulous attention to her craft。 music has had(B) a significant(C) influence on many(D) popular vocal and instrumental music. Questions 111 Before the 1500’ s, the western plains of North America were dominated by farmers. One group, the Mandans, lived in the upper Missouri River country, primarily in presentday North Dakota. They had large villages of houses built close together. The tight arrangement enabled the Mandans to protect themselves more easily from the attacks of others who might seek to obtain some of the food these highly capable 語言培訓(xùn) 資料下載 6 farmers stored from one year to the next. The women had primary responsibility for the fields. They had to exercise considerable skill to produce the desired results, for their northern location meant fleeting growing seasons. Winter often lingered。t seem to make very much difference where the helium is found. Its relative abundance never seems to vary much. In some places, there may be slightly more of it。s existence (D) before most of the hydrogen 20. The word ceased in line 26 is closest in meaning to (A)extended (B)performed (C)taken hold (D)stopped Questions 2130 In colonial America, people generally covered their beds with decorative quilts resembling those of the lands from which the quitters had e. Wealthy and socially prominent settlers made quilts of the English type, cut from large lengths of cloth of the same color and texture rather than stitched together from smaller pieces. They mad these until the advent of the Revolutionary War in I 775, when everything English came to be frowned upon. Among the wholecloth quilts made by these wealthy settlers during the early period are those now called linseywoolseys. This term was usually applied to a fabric of wool and linen used In heavy clothing and quilted petticoats worn in the wintertime. 語言培訓(xùn) 資料下載 24 Despite the name, linseywoolsey bedcovers did not often contain linen. Rather, they were made of a lop layer of woolen or glazed worsted wool fabric, consisting of smooth, pact yarn from long wool fiber dyed dark blue, green, or brown with a bottom layer of a coarser woolen material, either n