【正文】 s law career? A. He only began to practice law late in life. B. He spent very little time working as a lawyer. C. He never practiced law although he studied it . D. He worked as a lawyer with great enthusiasm. He was immune to his strict Presbyterian home environment frequenting both social gatherings and the theater. 4. Why did Thackerary think that Irving‘s social grace was unusual? Because________ A. Irving‘s degree was honorary and unusual B. Irving‘s parents were non aristocratic. C. Irving had good sense and gay spirits. D. Irving exhibited warm friendliness. 5. Which of the following best describes the effect of Irving39。s climate [C] has been recently informed by other scientists of the possibility that more sun spots will appear [D] does not think the causes of the sun spots will be fully revealed by scientists in the near future 4. The statement supported by the passage is ______. 【 直接法 】 [A] the sun shines constantly and gives out the same amount of energy every year [B] the cause of the sun‘s fluctuations is its loss of energy with each passing year [C] it is sure that the energy sent out by the sun will drop when more sun spots appear [D] fluctuations in weather patterns are the results of the pull of gravity 5. The best title for the passage is ______. 【 直接法 】 [A] Fluctuations in Weather Patterns [B] Magism and the Sun Spots [C] The Size and Number of Sun Spots [D] Livingston39。 it is free and pulsory to age 16 (the minimum leaving age being raised from 15 in 1972)… . 47. Before 1972, _____ ． A. children under the age of 15 must go to school B. only children under 16 did not pay for their education C. children could choose not to receive secondary education D. secondary education was not pletely free Under the 1944 Act children were examined at age 11(the socalled eleven plus), on the basis of which they were assigned either to grammar schools, which prepared them for higher education, or to secondary modern schools, which they usually left at the minimum leaving age, … 48. The eleven plus examination was one _____ ． A. that tested the students on their grammar knowledge B. that prepared the students for higher education C. that prepared the students for secondary modern schools D. that placed children into different secondary schools 【 第三段 第一句指出，學(xué)生們 11 歲 (小學(xué)畢業(yè) )時(shí)參加所謂 “11 歲加 ”考試 .根據(jù)成績(jī)， 可以進(jìn)入到 普通中學(xué) (grammar school)上學(xué)，也可能進(jìn)入到中等現(xiàn)代學(xué)校學(xué)習(xí) .進(jìn)入普通中學(xué) (grammar school)學(xué)習(xí)的學(xué)生可以再考大學(xué)，而進(jìn)入現(xiàn)代學(xué)校學(xué)習(xí)的學(xué)生通常在所規(guī)定的義務(wù)制教育的年齡離開學(xué)校，他們通常不參加大學(xué)考試 (public examination)，因此也沒有什么證書 .】 …In 1964 the Labor government reanized secondary education on prehensive lines。 1 閱 讀 理 解 指 導(dǎo) 序號(hào) 題材 文 章 一 科技類 (5) P274P3 （原子鐘）、 P324P3 （醫(yī)學(xué)上的冷藏術(shù)）、P285P4 （ D N A ）、 P281P1 （玻璃工藝）、 P291P1（輪子問世） 二 科普知識(shí) (8) P272P2 （地震）、 P 3 2 0 P 4 （雪崩）、 P312P2 （太陽黑子）、 P303P3 （海洋學(xué)）、 P276P1 （海浪 ） 、P278P3 （電魚）、 P319P3 （遷徙理論）、 P292P2（男女差異）、 P318P2 （記憶方式） 三 科技與未來 P286P1 （明天的汽車）、 P 2 9 9 P 4 （人造白天） 四 經(jīng)濟(jì)類 (7) P277 P2 （分期付款）、 P 3 4 2 P 1（廣告業(yè)）、 P325P4（消費(fèi)者投訴）、 P337P1 （速溶咖啡）、 P326P1（自由競(jìng)爭(zhēng)）、 P330P4 （洗錢）、 P344P2 （本田門） 五 教育類 (7) P 2 7 4 P 4 ( 教育經(jīng)費(fèi) ) 、 P 3 0 8 P 3 （英國中小學(xué)教育制度）、 P333P2 （東西方教育體制）、P290P4( 混合教育 ) 、 P309P4 （電腦教育）、P329P3 （學(xué)分課程）、 P281P4 （文理分科）P284P3 （教育平衡） 六 體育健康 (4) P298P3 （體育的本質(zhì)）、 P321P1 （減肥） P313P3（延緩衰老）、 P33 8P2 （長壽秘訣） 、 P289P3（巫醫(yī)技術(shù)） 七 人物類 (4) P292P3 （老畫家莫西）、 P 3 2 2 P 2 （作家歐文）P346P4 （湯姆大叔的小屋）、 P302P2 （福特Ford ） 八 人文思想 (3) P271P1( 自強(qiáng)不息 ) 、 P341P4 （古為今用）、P345P3 （工作的價(jià)值） 九 女性 (2) P301P1 （女性與職業(yè)）、 P 3 3 5 P 4 （女性與時(shí)尚） 十 隨筆雜文 (4) P282P2 （作家夢(mèng)）、 P311P1 （作家夢(mèng)）、 P315P4（面試技巧）、 P340P3 （求職策略） 十一 文字文化 (3) P296P 1 （語言）、 P316P1 （牛仔文化）、 P328P2（翻譯能力） 十二 兩封書信 P287P2 （老人房租） P 3 3 4 P 3 （母親的呼喚） 十三 兩處名勝 P297P2 （白宮）、 P307P2 （好萊塢）、 十四 動(dòng)物 (2) P294P4 （老虎計(jì)劃）、 P304P4 （保護(hù)區(qū)）、 其它 (2) P306P1 （人體實(shí)驗(yàn)）、 P332P1 （諾貝爾獎(jiǎng)）、 2 P271P1 9 月 24 號(hào) In order to learn to be one’s true self, it is necessary to obtain a wide and extensive knowledge of what has been said and done in the world。 that is, each school accepted pupils of all abilities. The eleven plus was abolished in many areas, and the great majority of children now go to prehensive schools. 49. In 1964 in Britain, _____ ． A. secondary modern schools were improved to include children of all abilities B. primary education was adjusted to include children of all abilities C. most children began to go into prehensive schools after primary education D. the eleven plus examinations were declared illegal in most cities ….In addition , … , and the Inner London Education Authority, which provided education in the inner London boroughs, was abolished. 50. Why was the Inner London Education Authority abolished? it refased to carry out educational reform. it limited school enrollment to a certain district. it failed to follow the national curriculum. it applied to get out of control by local authorities. 10 P278P3（電魚） ① The idea of a fish being able to generate electricity strong enough to light lamp bulbs—or even to run a small electric motor—is almost unbelievable, but several kinds of fish are able to do this. Even more strangely, this curious power has been acquired in different ways by fish belonging to very different families. ② Perhaps the best known are the electric rays, or torpedoes(電魚 ), of which several kinds live in warm seas. 【 They possess on each side of the head, behind the eyes, a large an consisting of a number of hexagonal shaped cells rather like a honeyb. The cells are filled with a jellylike substance, and contain a series of flat electric plates. One side, the negative side, of each plate, is supplied with very fine nerves, connected with a main nerve ing from a special part of the brain. Current passes from t