一、 单项选择 1. It is not uncommon any more to find carpenters in China with ______ college degrees and ______ solid knowledge of mathematics. A. joke B. request C. decision D. promise 2. I believed, ______ did your classmates, that you were telling the truth. A. what B. who C. as D. which 3. The scientists say the cell will divide into several parts if ______ with electricity. A. treat B. treated C. treating D. being treated 4. Isn’t it a good idea for us to __________ some money each month to buy a car like that? A. kept up B. set aside C. laid up D. make up 5. Since the Scottish scientist first cloned Dolly _____ sheep in 1996, people have been arguing about _____ benefits for human beings. A. the, the B. the, 不填 C. a, the D. a, 不填 6. How long was it _______ the sleeping pill _______ effect ? A. when; took B. before; took C. since; had D. before; had 7. After the disaster striking South-east Asia in 2004, farmers are finding that there are ______ fish in the ocean and ______ salty soil in their fields.
A. little, much B. more, less C. fewer, more D. few, little 8. From the buried instruments, they guess there must have been early human beings living there, ________? A. didn’t they B. haven’t they C. didn’t there D. weren’t there 9. For John this was the real beginning of a new life, ______he thought he would never see. A. it B. that C. what D. one 10. All flights ________called off because of the terrible weather, they had to go there by train. A. A. were B. having been C. being D. had been 11.---Were all the three people in the car injured in the accident？ ---No, ______ only the two passengers who got hurt. A. it was B. there was C. there were D. it were 12. --- _____ the earthquake really happen here? ---Sure. In fact, it has happened more than once in the history. A. Could B. Should C. Might D. Must 13. The boy was sent to a poor village to spend the summer vacation, _________ happened to be his father’s birthplace. A. where B. which C. it D. that 14. His wife was always mad______ him for his laziness. A. with B. to C. on D. at 15. ---Oh, must you? Stay a bit longer. _______. ---Thanks anyway. I’ve got an early start tomorrow morning. B. It’s been such fun having you. C. Maybe you can have supper here. D. We welcome you with open arms 二、 完形填空 What seemed impossible is possible nowadays. One spring afternoon last year a group of 16 attacked a 15-year-old girl in the Berlin district of Köpenick. They hit her in the face and pushed her to the ground. When the victim 17 to hand over her money, some of them held her down and 18 her arms with a lighted cigarette. The 19 were not a gang of boys, but of 13- to 15-year-old girls. While men are still responsible for the 20 of crimes in Germany, 21 violence is on the rise. Young girls and women of all 22 groups are becoming more violent, and that has been a 23 trend for several years. Last year in Berlin, the 24 of female suspects of violent crime under the age of 21 increased by almost 8%, while that of male suspects 25 slightly. Violent crimes like 25 and serious bodily harm have even shot up by 18% and 25% among young women. Why are 27 women becoming more violent? Gender (性别) 28 may have something to do with it. Today's females are drinking and smoking more, and raising all sorts of 29 things. Girls and young women are generally less held back in adopting male forms of behavior. 30 , the same goes for the 31 of violence. The members of all-female gangs tend to be especially 32 . When particularly humiliating methods like burning or undressing are involved, the 33 will usually be girls. It seems to be all about showing the 34 , “Hey, we can do 35 than you.” 16. A. terrorists B. thieves C. teenagers D. passers-by 17. A. refused B. tried C. managed D. decided 18. A. twisted B. beat C. tied D. burned 19. A. fighters B. attackers C. students D. criminals 20. A. majority B. variety C. most D. few 21. A. strong B. daytime C. secret D. female 22. A. working B. activity C. age D. interest 23. A. worldwide B. nationwide C. school D. family 24. A. number B. degree C. quantity D. quality 25. A. remained B. changed C. happened D. dropped 26. A. drug taking B. theft C. robbery D. poisoning 27. A. stupid B. uneducated C. homeless D. German 28. A. difference B. equality C. relations D. roles 29. A. dirty B. surprising C. unbelievable D. useless 30. A. However B. Therefore C. Unfortunately D. Finally 31. A. use B. belief C. love
