余姚市2005学年第二学期五校联考英语测试卷第一部分单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1.TherewastimeIhatedtogotoschool.A.a;thatB.a;whenC.the;thatD.the;when2.—Whodoyousuggesttoworkthereatonce'?—HowaboutHuDong?—He’sthepersonforthework.Andwhatdoyousuggestnow?A.besend;doB.besent;doingC.send,doingD.send;do3.Thegirllookedatmewithaexpression.MaybetheproblemwasquiteA.puzzling;puzzledB.puzzled;puzzledC.puzzling;puzzlingD.puzzled;puzzling4.—Sorrytohaveinterruptedyou.Pleasegoon.—WherewasI?—Youyoudidn’tlikeyourfather’sjob.A.saidB.weresayingC.hadbeensayingD.hadsaid5.Thewholecountryisgoingforeconomy,theimportanceisknowntoeverybodynow.A.ofitB.thatC.whichD.ofwhich6.Itwasbackhomeaftertheexperiment.A.notuntilmidnightdidhegoB.untilmidnightthathedidn’tgoC.notuntilmidnightthathewentD.untilmidnightwhenhedidn’tgo7.—Excuseme.IsthistherightwaytotheSummerPalace?—Sorry,Iamnotsure.Butitbe.A.mightB.willC.mustD.can8.Wehavetothewheatassoonaspossiblebecauseastormisontheway.A.getawayB.getacrossC.getthroughD.getin9.—Will$200?—I’mafraidnot.Weneedatleast50moredollars.A.countB.satisfyC.fitD.do10.—Doyouthinklivinginthecountryhasadvantages?—_________.A.Yes,perfectly.B.Yes,itisC.NothingatallD.Well,thatdepends11.________,thebookhasmanymistakes.A.HavingnotbeenwrittencarefullyB.NotwritingcarefullyC.HavingwrittennotcarefullyD.Nothavingbeenwrittencarefully12.ZhangHongissaid________byheart2000wordsuptonow.A.thatshehaslearnedB.tohavelearnedC.tolearnD.havinglearned13.Mr.Hu,________myelderbrotherworks,isanengineeringexpert.A.inwhosefactoryB.inwhichfactoryC.whosefactoryD.hisfactory14.____Beijingwe’llseein_____year2008willbequite_____differentcityfromwhatitisnow.A.不填;the;aB.The;the;aC.The;the;theD.不填;不填;不填15._____hecouldn’tunderstandwas_____,asateacherofChinese,hewasaskedtoteachhistory.A.What;thatB.What;whatC.What;whyD.Why;how第二部分完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Begindoingtheworkyouloveassoonaspossible,evenifyoudon’tgetpaidforit,orifyoucanonlyworkatit16.AlbertEinsteinwas17togetajobasphysicsprofessor.Hecouldhavesaidtohimself,“Well,Ijustdon’thavetheworkrelativeto_18__.Ishouldgiveuponitandsettleforsomethingelse.”19,hewrotethetwomostfamouspaperswhile20asapatent(专利)officeworker.Afterthe21,therewasnotanymajor22intheworldthatwouldnothavewantedhimtoworkforthem.Ifyouwanttoworkasanartistandare23asawaiter,don’tthinkofyourselfasawaiterwho24onedaytobecomeanartist.Thatputsthe25youlovesomewhereoffinthedistantfuture.Rather,thinkyourselfas26,supportingyourselfbywaitingtablesandpaint,ordrawmuchasyoucan.Itis27toearnatiringwageasawaiterworking24hoursaweek.That28plentyoftimetodevotetotrainingordevelopingyourcraft(手艺)inthe29hours.Whileseekingtheworkyoulove,30helpstoexpandyourawareness(意识)intotheuniverseofallpossibilities.Youdon’twanttobe31theideasofwhatyoushoulddoorwhatyouhavedonebefore.Havingopened32thepossibilities,youcanmakeafinal33andselecttheworkyouloveasyourown.Doingtheworkyoulove34thatyoubeequallycomfortablewiththeimaginativeandthe35.Itrequirestheabilitytodreambigdreamsandtheabilitytofaceandmasterallthelittledetailsthatmakedreamscometrue.16.A.full-timeB.hardC.easilyD.part-time17.A.unableB.ableC.unwillingD.anxious18.A.scienceB.mathsC.physicsD.money19.A.SoB.InsteadC.ThereforeD.And20.A.employedB.regardedC.workedD.recognized21.A.inventionsB.discoveriesC.successesD.papers22.A.cityB.factoryC.universityD.company23.A.knownB.makingalivingC.leadingalifeD.chosen24.A.thinksB.imaginesC.hopesD.decides25.A.manB.womanC.personD.work26.A.anartistB.awaiterC.awaitressD.apainter27.A.impossibleB.possibleC.importantD.lucky28.A.sendsB.sparesC.leavesD.takes29.A.onB.officeC.businessD.off30.A.itB.whichC.thatD.this31.A.interestedinB.devotedtoC.limitedtoD.troubledby32.A.noB.allC.fewD.both33.A.decisionB.planC.conclusionD.judge34.A.suggestsB.requiresC.insistsD.encourages35.A.necessaryB.practicalC.carefulD.honest第三部分阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。AForanincreasingnumberofstudentsatAmericanuniversities,Oldissuddenlyin.Thereasonisobvious:thegrayingofAmericameansjobs.Coupledwiththeagingofthebaby-boom(生育高峰)generation,alongerlifespanmeansthatthenation'selderlypopulationwillexpandgreatlyoverthenext50years.By2050,25percentofallAmericanswillbeolderthan65,upfrom14percentin1995.Thechangesetsquestionsforgovernmentandsociety,ofcourse.Butitalsocreatescareeropportunitiesinmedicineandhealthprofessions,andinlawandbusinessaswell.“Inadditiontothedoctors,we'regoingtoneedmoresociologists,biologists,urbanplannersandspecializedlawyers,”saysProfessorEdwardSchneideroftheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia's(USC)SchoolofGerontology(老年学).Lawyerscanspecializein“elderlaw”,whichcoverseverythingfromtrustsandestatestonursing-homeabuse(虐待)andagediscrimination(歧视).Businessmenseehugeopportunitiesintheeldermarketbecausethebabyboomers,74millionstrong,arelikelytobethewealthiestgroupofretireesinhumanhistory.“Anystudentswhocombinesanexpertknowledgeingerontologywith,say,anMBAorlawdegreewillhavealicensetoprintmoney,”oneprofessorsays.MargariteSantosisa21-year-oldsenioratUSC.Shebegancollegeasabi