【正文】 slowly at first, then generously, then extravagantlytasty and versatile apples. They were good for eating and for sauce, superb for drying, and more free of insects and disease than those form our orchard trees.For 35 years now, my tree has poured forth its nearly flawless bounty. Twenty bushels is nothing for that tree. Every autumn, relatives and neighbors e to shake the branches and bear the surplus fruit away.I had foreseen it all. This perpetual bounty is what I fully expected all those years when I didn’t know what I was doing. With even a little learning in these matters, I would not have bothered to transplant or tend the tree. It was nurtured on blind faith, and the harvest that was all but inevitable.Comprehension:1. In a June evening, the unusual plant the author found was a young apple tree.2. After planting the apple tree, the author hoped it could bear apples for him. 3. In fact, apple trees grow from stems. 4. According to the textbook, the apple seed trees can grow well if putting in sand.5. At last, the apple tree bore tasty and versatile apples.III、ClozeThere are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D). You should choose ONE that best fits into the passage.Nearly threequarters of the Earth is covered with water. Water heats up more slowly than land, but once it has bee warm it takes longer to 1 down. If the Earth39。maritime climate39。 6 climate39。 he can always find the books he wants. Alan, on the other hand, has books and magazines all over the place. They are about every subject under the sun, mostly unconnected with his work. All the same he has a knack of making use of the unlikely information to illuminate his books.1. When people waste time rather than get down to work, they begin to_____2. The advantage of working for someone else is that _______3. How to indicate Alan’s reaction to Bob’s way of working?4. Alan has a lot of books and magazines because he _____5. Alan’s work schedule can be best described as ______V、CorrectionDBCA1. Learning a foreign language was one of the most difficult yet most rewarding experience of my life.CBDA2. Because of this positive method, I eagerly answered all the questions I could, never worry much about making mistakes.DCBA3. Not only I did lose my joy in answering questions, but also I totally lost my desire to say anything at all in English. D CBA4. I soon got access to the necessary equipment, learned the technology from a friend and participated to the virtual classroom 5 to 7 days a week.D CB A5. But I didn39。2．在社交方面所有的良策之中誠信應(yīng)列在首位。4．盡管我們的環(huán)境還遠不盡人意，我們并沒有失去使其改善的意愿。6．通過網(wǎng)上學(xué)習(xí)我們接觸到許多新思維模式。8．讀好書使我認識了高雅的含義。10．不像鄭培民那樣，一些官員只想著及時行樂。t feel intimidated because he could take all the time he needed to consider his ideas and write a reply before posting it on the screen.)6. (T)7. (F) (He could municate with many more people than before interest him the most.)8. (F) (yet most rewarding experiences of his life.)9. (T)10. (F) (Positive)Unit 2I. Vocabulary and StructureThere are 20 inplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D). Choose the ONE that best pletes the sentence.1. _____ it or not, his discovery has created a stir in an scientific circle.A. Believe B. to believe C. believing D. believed2. However, at times this balance in nature is ____, resulting in a number of possibly unforeseen effects.A. troubled B. disturbed C. confused D. puzzled3. This kind of glasses manufactured by experienced craftsmen ____ fortably.A. is worn B. wears C. wearing D. are worn4. In a sudden ____ of anger, the man tore up everything within reach.A. attack B. burst C. split D. blast5. None of us expected the chairman to ____ at the party. We thought he was still in hospital.A. turn in B. turn over C. turn up D. turn down6. They are getting along well and often talk ____ many issues.A. into B. over C. out of D. of7. We can’t bear any more for she is repeating the same words ____.A. again and over B. over and again C. more and more D. better and better8. You should have been more patient ____ that child。 we proved in the end that we weren’t very different _________.A. for all B. as usual C. in particular D. after all13. Teaching as a career _____ to many people because of the long holidays.A. attracts B. calls C. appeals D. pulls14. In a sudden ____ of anger, the man tore up everything within reach.A. attack B. burst C. split D. blast15. The speech which he made ____ the project has bothered me greatly.A. being concerned B. concerned C. be concerned D. concerning16. I think she hurt my feelings ____ rather than by accident as she claimed.A. virtually B. deliberately C. literally D. appropriately17. Fred ____ the bag as his by telling what it contained.A. identified B. recognized C. showed D. said18. She remains confident and ____ untroubled by our present problems.A. indefinitely B. infinitely C. optimistically D. seemingly19. In Britain, the best season of the year is probably ____ spring.A. later B. last C. latter D. late20. Free medical treatment in this country covers sickness of mind as well as ____ sicknesses.A. normal B. regular C. average D. ordinaryII. Reading ComprehensionThere are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage: During a state of deep relaxation, several physiological changes ta