【正文】 wns, and the typical small town may represent a widely accepted view of the country, but most Americans do not live in small towns any more. Half the population now lives in some thirty metropolitan areas (large cities with their suburbs) of more than a million people eacha larger proportion than in Germany or England, let alone France. The statistics (統(tǒng)計) of urban and rural population should be treated with caution because so many people who live in areas classified as rural travel by car to work in a nearby town each day. As the rush to live out of town continues, rural areas within reach of towns are gradually filled with houses, so that it is hard to say at what moment a piece of country bees a suburb. But more and more the typical American lives in a metropolitan rather than a small town environment.11. If now America has 250 million people, how many of them are engaged in agriculture and forestry?A. About 25 million. B. More than 25 million.C. Less than 25 million. D. Less than 225 million.12. Which of the following four countries has the smallest proportion of people living in metropolitan areas?A. United States. B. Germany. C. France. D. England.13. What39。t good at reading, writing or spelling8. According to the first story, the term OK _______.A. was approved of by President Jackson B. was the title of some official documentsC. was first used by President Jackson D. was an old way to spell all correct9. According to the second story, the term OK _______.A. was the short way to say Old Kinderhook ClubB. meant the place where President Van Buren was bornC. was the name of Van Buren39。t draw up any documents at allB. didn39。s friends organized a club to help him bee President. They called the club the Old Kinderhook Club, and anyone who supported Van Buren was called OK.6. The author _________.A. believes both of the stories B. doesn39。t know if either story is true, but they are both interesting.The first explanation is based on the fact that President Jackson had very little education. In fact, he had difficulty reading and writing. When important papers came to Jackson, he tried to read them and then had his assistants explain what they said. If he approved of a paper, he would write all correct on it. The problem was that he didn39。s father do for a living in California?. A. He was an artist.B. He was a basketball player.C. He was an actor.D. He was a football player. 2. When did Gilbert bee the best player on Ulysses S. Grant High School? A. When he was 11. B. In 1984. C. When he was 14. D. As a junior in high school. 3. Why was Gilbert drafted a disappointing 31st overall by the Golden State Warriors? A. Because many coaches thought that he was not ready. B. Because the Golden State Warriors liked him very much. C. Because his family has moved to the Golden State. D. Because his performance is disappointing in the season. 4. Which of the following players did NOT help the Wizards make the playoffs in Gilbert39。s father was an actor in mercials and soap operas. When Gilbert was about 11, he started playing basketball. By the time Gilbert was 14, he was already the best player on Ulysses S. Grant High School in Van Nuys, California. He decided to wear the number 0 because people told him he would get zero playing time. After his sophomore year, Gilbert decided to enter the NBA draft. Many coaches thought that Gilbert was not ready. As a result, he was drafted a disappointing 31st overall by the Golden State Warriors. Gilbert worked hard at Golden State, despite the fact his coach kept him on the bench for much of the season. When he finally got his chance, Gilbert averaged 14 points and 5 assists per game as the Warriors point guard. After a successful individual year for Gilbert, it was time to test the NBA39。對于他們來說，能用這門語言思考比懂得每個單詞的意思更重要。他們會努力去同人交流。s my pleasure. 5. — Would you mind doing me a favor now?—____________ A. No, of course.B. Yes, help yourself. C. No, of course not. D. Sure, go ahead. 參考答案：三、DCADC四．英譯漢：20%Successful language learning is active learning. Therefore, successful learners do not wait for a chance to use the language, but they ask these people to correct them when they make a mistake. They will try to municate. They are not afraid to make mistakes and try again. It is more important for them to learn to think in the language than to know the meaning of every word.參考譯文：成功的語言學(xué)習(xí)是積極主動的學(xué)習(xí)。s right. D. thank you. 4. — It39。m very sorry for having broken the plate. — Oh, boy, ____________ A. it doesn39。 came5. I’ve enjoyed _________ to talk with you. A. to be able B. being able C. to been able D. of being able6. No one can avoid _________ by advertisements. A. to be influenced B. being influenced C. influencing D. having influenced7. They are considering _________ before the prices go up. A. of buying the house B. with buying the houseC. buying the house D. to buy the house8. He thought that _________. A. the effort doing the job was not worth B. the effort was not worth in doing the jobC. it was not worth the effort doing the job D. it was not worth the effort by doing the job9. Tim ________a great number of different places in Australia.　A. already has visited B. has already visited　C. has visited already D. has ever visited10. Up to now I_________ very successful.　A. am not B. haven’t been C. was not D. were not11. John does a lot of housework every evening, but now he ____________his schoolmates with their lessons. A. help B. is helping C. helps D. has helped 12. The song ____________by children. A. is often sung B. was often sungC. singsD. has often sung 13. It____________hard when I left the house. A. is raining B. rains C. wa