【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 printing was a great advance in munication 10 each block could be inked many times and many copies of each page could be books could now be ，many people could read the same book.(1).(A).migh t(B).ought to(C).had to(D).should(2).(A).variable(B).agreeable(C).reliable(D).debatable(3).(A).lists(B).ranges(C).ranks(D).covers(4).(A).Now that(B).No longer(C).Long before(D).Since then(5).(A).invent(B).municate(C).generalize(D).motivate(6).(A).by hand(B).at heart(C).on foot(D).in mind(7).(A).drawing(B).painting(C).writing(D).carving(8).(A).chalk(B).oil(C).ink(D).crystal(9).(A).definition(B).action(C).movement(D).process(10).(A).when(B).because(C).although(D).if三、Reading Comprehension（30 points，2 points for each item）從下列每篇短文的問題后所給的四個選擇項中選出一個最佳答案，并在答題卡上將相應(yīng)的字母涂黑。 American population was the tallest in the world from about the American Revolution to World WarⅡ—that’s a long a very resourcerich environment，with game，fish and fact we have data on disadvantaged people in America,such as were obviously among the most mistreated populations in the world，but given the resource abundance，and given the fact that the slave owners needed their work,they had to be fed relatively the slaves were taller than European ’s no wonder that Europeans were just flooding to today are no longer the tallest people in the World WarⅡ，many Western and Northern European countries began to adopt favorable social is universal health insurance in most of these societies—that,of course，makes a difference in health can also consider ine inequality in the ., since people who are at the low end of the totem pole(圖騰柱)have considerable adversity making ends suspect the difference in height between Americans and Europeans is due to both diet and health today suffer from anadditional problem： children are too well nourished，then they’re not able to grow are certain hormones that control the start of the adolescent growth and the start of adolescence．Nutrition is one of the factors，along with genetic and hormonal ones which are associated with the start of puberty(青春期)．And if puberty es too early，then the youth will peak out sooner,and will not bee as tall in adulthood as someone who had better nutrition．Also,the overload of carbohydrates and fats in a fastfood diet may hinder the consumption of micronutrients essential to growth．(1).The word “game” in(line 2，)refers to.(A).animals hunted for food(B).rich natural resources(C).activities played by kids(D).sports events to be held(2).Slaves in America were taller than European peasants because.(A).they were badly treated(B).they did not do farm work(C).they had sufficient food to eat(D).they enjoyed better health care(3).It is implied in the second paragraph that.(A).Europeans could make more money than Americans(B).average Americans used to be shorter than Europeans(C).welfare helps Europeans grow taller than Americans(D).people on the totem pole are leading a fortable life(4).According to the third paragraph,overweight children in the ..(A).tend to have better nutrition for growth(B).tend to eat more food to grow taller(C).will grow taller than average children(D).will fail to grow into an ideal height(5).Eating too much fast food may affect.(A).the absorption of micronutrients(B).the intake of carbohydrates(C).the consumption of hormones(D).the digestion of fats and Hiromi Tanaka are a young Japanese couple living in the USA while Yoshio studies electrical engineering．They clearly love each other very deeply,but，says Yoshio，“We didn’t marry for love in the Western got married in the timehonoured Japanese way．Our parents arranged our marriage through a matchmaker．In Japan we believe that marriage is something that affects the whole family，not just the young couple we think it is very important to match people according to their social background，education and so on．Matchmakers are usually middleaged women who keep lists of suitable young people with information about their families，education and our parents thought it was time for us to get married they went to a local matchmaker and asked her for some suggestions．We discussed the details and looked at the photos she sent，and then our parents asked her to arrange a ‘marriage interview’ for the two of us．”A Japanese marriage interview is held in a public place，such as a hotel or restaurant,and is attended by the boy and the girl，their parents and the matchmaker．Information about the couple and their families is exchanged over a cup of tea and a meal．Then the boy and the girl are left alone for a short time to know each other．When they return home they have to tell the matchmaker whether they wan to meet again or not．If both of them want a second meeting，the matchmaker arranges it，and after that they can decide whether to carry on the courtship themselves．Here Hiromi said with a gentle smile，“Not so long ago，the girl could never refuse to go out again with a boy who liked her,but now she thought Yoshio was really nice，so I didn’t refuse．”Yoshio continued：“When our parents realized we were serious about each other, they started to make arrangements for our wedding．My family paid the ‘Yuino’money to Hiromi’s．This money is to help pay for the wedding ceremony and for setting up house afterwards．We also gave her family a beautiful ornament to put in the best room of their house，so everyone knew that Hiromi was going to months after our first meeting we were traditional Japanese wedding is a wonderful ceremony,and our traditional custom of arranged marriage has given me a wonderful wife．”(1).The Japanese think marriage is important because.(A).it is expensive to hire a matchmaker(B).it is timeconsuming to match people(C).it concerns the couple and their families as well(D).it is hard to get the approval of the couples parents(2).After a marriage interview,the second meeting will be decided by.(A).the boys parents(B).the matchmaker(C).the young couple(D).the girls parents(3).It is implied in the second paragraph tha