25.Afteraseriesofunsuccessfulattempts,hehasfinallypassedthetest______enteringhisdreamcompany.A.inB.ofC.forD.to26.Thecustomerdidn’tchoose______ofthetiesandwentawaywithoutlookingatathirdone.A.neitherB.anyC.allD.either27.Oneofthefewthingsyou______sayaboutEnglishpeoplewithcertaintyisthattheytalkalotabouttheweather.A.needB.mustC.canD.should28.Inthecenterofthelakearetwoislands,oneofwhichis______,ifnotlargerthan,theother.A.twiceaslargeB.astwicelargeC.twiceaslargeasD.astwicelargeas29.Thecompanypromisedtopaysomemoneyforthecustomerspurchasingtheirshoddy(伪劣的)goodsand______anapologyinpublic.A.makingB.makeC.tomakeD.made30.Itevenleavesthescientistsinwonder_____theyshouldcallthenewly-borncreature,whichlookshalf-humanandhalf-animal.A.thatB.whyC.whatD.how31.Somethingassimpleas______thoughtsopenlycanmakeapowerfuldifferencetoone’shealth.A.toshareB.sharingC.shareD.shared32.Noconclusion______aboutwhethertoteardowntheoldbuildingsforathemeparkuntilseveraldiscussionshavebeenmade.A.willbereachedB.isreachedC.isbeingreachedD.hadbeenreached33.“Ungelivable”issonewanEnglishwordcoinedontheInternet______isforbiddentoappearinofficialmediaordocumentsatpresent.A.thatB.whichC.itD.as34.______aftertheracethathedidn’tknowwhattosaybeforesomanyreporters.A.SoexcitedthechampionwasB.SoexcitedwasthechampionC.SoexcitedthechampionfeltD.Soexcitedfeltthechampion35.TheInternetgivespeoplethechancetohavetheinformation______tothemquicklyandcheaply.A.deliverB.deliveringC.deliveredD.todeliver36.ThespeechtheministermadeonTV______theeducationreformmadebothteachersandstudentsexcited.A.beingconcernedB.toconcernC.concernedD.concerning37.Manyexpertssticktotheview______teacherdevelopmentisthekeytotheeducationquality.A.whichB.whatC.thatD.where38.______seemstobenopossibilitythatthestudentmajoringinliberal-artscanwinthefirstprizeinthe100-meterrace.A.WhatB.ThereC.ThatD.Whether39.______nottodriveafterdrinking,somedriversarestilltryingtheirluck,whichisreallydangerous.A.BeingremindedB.ToremindC.HavingremindedD.Reminded40.Manmustkeepinmindthatitwillbeyears______theearthrecoversfromthedamagehemakestoit.A.whenB.beforeC.sinceD.untilSectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.ignoredB.coincidentallyC.immoralD.modestE.publishedF.instancesG.instinctsH.changeI.simplyJ.announcedMoneyistherootofallevil–andnewstudyclaimstheremaybesometruthbehindthesaying.ScientistsattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,US,41onFebruary27thatrichpeoplearemorelikelytodo42things,suchaslieorcheat,thanpoorerpeople.Thescientistsdidaseriesofeightexperiments.They43theirfindingsonlineintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences(PNAS).TheycarriedoutthefirsttwoexperimentsfromthesidewalknearBerkeley.Theynotedthatdriversofnewerandmoreexpensivecarsweremorelikelytocutoffothercarsandpedestriansatcrosswalks.Nearly45percentofpeopledrivingexpensivecars44apedestriancomparedwithonly30percentofpeopledrivingmore45cars.Inanotherexperiment,agroupofcollegestudentswasaskediftheywoulddounethical(不道德的)thingsinvariouseverydaysituationsand46includedtakingprinterpaperfromworkandnottellingasalespersonwhenheorshegavebackmore47.Studentsfromhigher-classfamiliesweremorelikelytoactdishonestly.Accordingtothescientists,richpeopleoftenthinkmoneycangetthemoutoftrouble.Thismakesthemlessafraidtotakerisks.Italsomeanstheycarelessaboutotherpeople’sfeelings.Finally,it48makesthemgreedier.“Higherwealthstatusseemstomakeyouwantevenmore,andthatincreasedwantleadsyoutobendtherulesorbreaktherulestoserveyourself-interest,”saidPaulPiff,leadscientistofthestudy.Piffpointedoutthatthefindingsdon’tmeanthatallrichpeopleareuntrustworthyorallpoorpeoplehonest.Hesaidtheexperimentsweretoshowhowpeoplelivingindifferentsocialsituationsexpresstheir49andvaluesindifferentways.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Islanguage,likefood,abasichumanneedwithoutwhichachildatacriticalperiodoflifecanbe50anddamaged?Judgingfromanexperimentinthethirteenthcentury,itmaybe.Hopingtodiscoverwhatlanguageachildwouldspeakifababyheardnomother51,theexperimentertoldthenursestokeepsilent.Allthe52diedbeforethefirstyear.Butclearlytherewasmorethanlackoflanguagehere.Whatwasmissingwasgoodmothering.Withoutgoodmothering,inthefirstyearoflife53,thecapacitytosurviveisseriouslyaffected.Todaynosuchseverelackexistsasthatorderedbytheexperimenter.54,somechildrenarestillbackwardinspeaking.Mostoftenthereasonforthisisthatthemotheris55tothesignalsoftheinfant,whosebrainisprogrammedtolearnlanguagerapidly.Ifthesesensitiveperiodsareneglected,theidealtimefor56skillspassesandtheymightneverbelearnedsoeasilyagain.Abirdlearnstosingandtoflyrapidlyatrighttime,buttheprocessisslowandhardoncethe57stagehaspassed.Expertssuggestthatspeechstagesarereachedinafixedsequenceandata58age,buttherearecaseswherespeechhasstarted59inachildwhoeventuallyturnsouttobeofhighIQ.Attwelveweeksababysmilesandmakesvowel-likesounds;at