【正文】 D)中，選出最佳選項。 23． The third paragraph mainly talks about ________. A． English colonies in North America B． the development of American English C． other languages39。t want the Shard though the plans were approved. Now they are still unhappy about the Shard. Some critics say that such a tall skyscraper might be good in a city like New York, but not in London. They say that the best thing about the Shard is its spire shape. But that is the only thing. There is no decoration, only flat surfaces. The Egyptians did that 4,500 years ago. They also think the Shard is too big for London. It destroys the beauty of the city. Other critics don39。 26． When he designed the Shard, Piano wanted it to ________. A． change London39。 28． Which would be the best title for the passage? A． The Shard: Cheers and Claps B． The Shard: Work of a Great Architect C． The Shard: New Symbol of London? D． The Shard: A Change for the Better? 答案： D 主旨大意題。 32. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage? A. There are 27,000 Canadian－ Indians in Canada. B. More than 13 million people have e from Britain and France in recent years. C. There are about 30% of the population whose parents or grandparents e from France. D. There were no people when the Europeans began to arrive in Canada. 答案： C 推理判斷題。美國的科學(xué)家發(fā)現(xiàn)，人們形成的對他人的第一印象大多數(shù)時候都是正確的。 35. We can conclude from the article that________. A． first impressions never go wrong B. it39。 There are more than forty universities in Britain— nearly twice as many as in 1960. During the 1960s eight pletely new ones were founded， and ten other newones were created__41__converting old colleges of technologies into universities. In the same period the__42__of students more than doubled, from 70 000 to__43__than 200 000. By 1973 about 10% of men aged from eighteen__44__twenty－ one were in universities and about 5% of women. All the universities are private institutions. Each has its__45__governing councils， __46__some local businessmen and local politiciansas__47__ as a few academics (大學(xué)教師 ). The state began to give grants to them fifty years__48__， and by 1970each university derived nearly all its__49__from stategrants. Students have to__50__fees and living costs， but every student may receive from the local authority of the place__51__he lives a personal grant which is enough to pay his full costs, including lodging and__52__unless his parents are__53__. Most__54__take jobs in the summer__55__ about six weeks， but they do not normally do outside__56__during the academic year. The Department of Education takes__57__for the payment which covers the whole expenditure of the__58__， but it does not exercise direct control. It can have an important influence__59__new developments through its power to distribute funds, but it takes the advice of the University Grants Committee, a body which is mainly__60__of academics. 41． B． by C． at D． into 答案： B by doing“ 通過某種方式 ” ，其他三個介詞不適用。其他詞與 as...as搭配，無此意思。 53． B． generous C． kindhearted D． rich 答案： D 這里是說 “ 學(xué)生可以受到居住地政府的資助，包括食宿，除非他父母富有 ” 。 第二節(jié) ： (共 10小題 ； 每小題 ， 滿分 15 分 ) 閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)內(nèi)容 (1個單詞 )或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。 66． poorly 修飾動詞 “marked” 需用副詞形式。 增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號 (∧ )。t ∧befree. So I asked her if she39。t do anything about it, you should learn to tolerate. Third， try municating more with others and learn to share. I believe you39。作為班長 (李娟 )，你打算幫助她盡快適應(yīng)集體生活，因此給她寫了一封建議信。 刪除：把多余的詞用斜線 (﹨ )劃掉。 68． finished 本題考查 with 的復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)，結(jié)合下文 “ 我想睡覺 ” 可知此處表示 “ 吃完飯后 ” ，所以要用 finish的過去分詞形式作賓語補(bǔ)足語，表示動作的完成和被動意義。整篇文章 用過去時態(tài)，此處是表示過去某時對將來的預(yù)測，所以需要用過去將來時。 55． B． since C． with D． for 答案： D 在這里介詞 for表示一段時間。 49． B． grades C． profits D． funds 答案： D fund“ 資金 ” ，這里是說 “ 大學(xué)從政府的撥款中獲得全 部的資金 ” 。 43． B． much C． less D． fewer 答案： A than的前面要用比較級，表示 “ 多 ” 只能選 more。根據(jù)第四段 “But even if it is proven to be wrong, once people form an opinion about someone, they have a hard time getting over that opinion later on.” 可知，即使直覺出錯了，一旦形成對他人的第一 印象，這種錯誤的第一印象會難以改變，故選 B。s unwise to judge a book by its cover. B. It39。 D There is an old saying： “Don39。 C Canada is a very large country. It is the second largest country in the world. By contrast it has a very small population. There are only more than 30 million people there. Most Canadians are of British or French origin, and French is an official language of Canada as well as English. About 45% of the people are of British origin, that is, they or their parents or grandparents, etc. , e from Britain. Nearly 30% are of French origin. Most of the French－ Canadians live in the province of Quebec. Over the years, people have e to live in Canada from many countries in the world. They are from most European countries and also from China, and other Asian countries. However， Canada was not an empty country when the Europeans began to arrive. Canadian－ Indians lived along the coast, by the rivers and lakes and in forests. Today there are only about 350,000 Indians in the whole country, with their own languages. In the far north live the Inuit. There are only 27,000 Canadian－ Inuit. Their life is hard in such a difficult climate. 29． About________live in Quebec. A． 30%of the French－ Canadians B． 45% of the Canadians C． 29,000,000 people D． 9,000,000 French－ Canadians 答案： D 推理判斷題。s tradition C． imitate the Egyptian style D． attract potential visitors 答 案： B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題材為社會文化類。第三段主要講的是美國英語的發(fā)展，故選 B項。s surface, and the English language took in foreign words from many countries. From around 1600, the English colonization (殖民地化 ) of North America led to American English. Some English pronunciations and words “ froze” when they reached America. In some ways, American English i