What is intelligence(智力) anyway? When I was in the army I __36 an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against__37 of 100, scored 160.
I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not__38 have scored more than 80. __39  , when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him—and he always__40it.
Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man  __41 questions for some intelligence tests. By  every one of them I'd prove myself a __42. In a world where I have to work with my__43  , I'd do poorly.
Consider my auto-repair man __44 . He had a habit of telling __45 . One time he said, “Doc, a deaf-and-umb(聾啞) man__46  some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made__47 movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He __48 his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk__49  him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the __50 man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors(剪刀). __51  do you suppose he asked for them?” I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, “Why, you fool, he used his__52 and asked for them. I've been__53 hat on all my customers today, but I knew __54 I'd catch you.”“Why is that?” I asked. “Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc. I knew you couldn't be very __55  .”
And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.
36.  A. failed         B. wrote         C. received      D. chose 
37.  A. an average     B. a total       C. an exam       D. a number 
38.  A. always         B. possibly      C. certainly     D. frequently 
39.  A. Then           B. Thus          C. Therefore     D. Yet 
40.  A. fixed          B. checked       C. drove         D. changed 
41.  A. answered       B. practised     C. designed      D. tried
42.  A. teacher        B. doctor        C. winner        D. fool 
43.  A. brains         B. effort        C. hands         D. attention 
44.  A. again          B. as usual      C. too           D. as well 
45.  A. lies           B. jokes         C. news          D. tales 
46.  A. bought         B. tested        C. found         D. needed 
47.  A. cutting        B. hammering     C. waving        D. circling 
48.  A. nodded         B. raised       C. shook         D. turned 
49.  A. brought        B. packed        C. sent          D. sold 
50.  A. clever         B. other         C. right         D. next 
51.  A. What           B. How           C. Who           D. Which 
52.  A. imagination    B. hand          C. voice         D. information 
53.  A. trying         B. proving       C. practising    D. examining 
54.  A. for sure       B. at once       C. in fact       D. right now 
55.  A. clear          B. silly        C. slow          D. smart 

36---55   CABDA   CDCAB   DBCAD   BCAAD  

36.根據(jù)賓語an intelligence test和下文中所得分?jǐn)?shù)160分,可以確定作者“參加了一次智力測驗(yàn)”,而不是沒有通過智力測驗(yàn)。在遇到完形填空的選項(xiàng)是動(dòng)詞時(shí),要根據(jù)上下文仔細(xì)分析動(dòng)詞與賓語的搭配關(guān)系。答案為C。 
37.against在這里表示對比關(guān)系,平均成績(an average)100分與作者得到的160分相比較,說明作者的智力水平高,為下文自己被一個(gè)他估計(jì)在這種智力測驗(yàn)中可能得不到80分的汽車修理工提出的問題難住了的故事埋下伏筆。答案為A。 
38.根據(jù)所提供的情境“when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him”可以判斷出這位汽車修理工不是一名軍人,他沒有參加上文提到的那次智力測驗(yàn),這是作者的估計(jì),所以要填possibly。同時(shí),“could not+have+過去分詞”表示“(過去)不可能”,也對正確選擇作了提示。frequently表“頻繁”,“經(jīng)!。不合題意。答案為B。 
39.Yet是并列連詞,表示轉(zhuǎn)折,意思是“然而”。在智力測試中不可能得高分,但是,在修理汽車方面卻很在行。答案為D。 
40.fixed的意思是“安裝、固定”。不言而喻,汽車修理工的工作是修理汽車,每當(dāng)作者的汽車出了毛病急急忙忙去找他時(shí),他都能把汽車修理好。checked的意思是“檢查”,只檢查解決不了問題。選項(xiàng)C和D都不是汽車修理工的職責(zé),容易排除。答案為A。
41.designed的意思是“設(shè)計(jì)”。假設(shè)我的汽車修理工為智力測驗(yàn)設(shè)計(jì)題目。根據(jù)questions的定語for some intelligence tests很容易排除其他三個(gè)選項(xiàng)。介詞for的意思是“為了”。答案為C。 
42.根據(jù)下文中這位汽車修理工的話“Why,you fool,”可以確定答案為D。
43.從上下文可以看出作者是一名智商很高的醫(yī)生,是腦力勞動(dòng)者。比較I'd do poorly.,可知作者假設(shè)用自己的雙手工作,會(huì)做得很差。where I have to work with my hands是定語從句,作world的定語。I'd do poorly.是虛擬語氣。答案為C。
44.第二段作者談?wù)摿怂钠囆蘩砉ぴ谥橇y驗(yàn)中可能得比較低的分?jǐn)?shù),但是,在修理汽車方面卻很在行。第三段是作者對自己如果從事體力勞動(dòng)可能會(huì)很差的假設(shè)。所以,在第四段再次講述修理工的故事,要用again。答案為A。
45.下文所講述的聾啞人買釘子和盲人買剪刀的事都是笑話(jokes)。tales的意思是“傳說,謊言”。答案為B。
46. needed作行為動(dòng)詞的意思是“需要”。needed some nails是這位聾啞人進(jìn)入商店的原因。選項(xiàng)A(bought)有很大的迷惑性。一些考生認(rèn)為這位聾啞人到商店的目的是買釘子,所以應(yīng)填bought。但是,bought some nails(買了一些釘子)表示結(jié)果,如果他買了釘子,就不會(huì)再進(jìn)入商店了。答案為D。 
47.因?yàn)檫@位聾啞人到商店買釘子,所以他把兩只手指放在柜臺(tái)上作夾釘子的動(dòng)作,另一只手做錘子敲打的動(dòng)作(hammering movements)。答案為B。 
48.售貨員給他拿出了錘子,他搖了搖頭,表示售貨員誤解了他的意思。答案為C。 
49.售貨員給他拿出了釘子。packed的意思是“包裝”;sent的意思是“送”;sold的意思是“賣”。都與下文中所提的情境He picked out the right size and left.不符。答案為A。 
50.下一個(gè)進(jìn)來的是一位盲人。the other man的意思是“剩下的另一個(gè)”,表示只有兩個(gè)人。the right man的意思是“合適的人”。the clever man的意思是“聰明的人”。都與上下文的意思不符。答案為D。
51.這是一個(gè)特殊疑問句。do you suppose是插入語。he asked for them是一個(gè)完整的句子,所以不能填What, Who或Which,它們在特殊疑問句中都充當(dāng)主語、賓語或表語。How表示方式,意思是“如何”。答案為B。 
52.盲人會(huì)說話,他們買東西時(shí)用自己的話語表達(dá)自己的意思就可以了。voice的意思是“說話的聲音”。答案為C。
53.我今天用這個(gè)故事耍弄了我的所有顧客。trying sth. on sb.的意思是“用某事耍弄某人”;proving的意思是“證明”;practising作及物動(dòng)詞的意思是“練習(xí),實(shí)行”;examining的意思是“檢查,考試”。答案為A。 
54.for sure的意思是“肯定地,有把握地”。汽車修理工在下文中所說的話說明他有把握使作者上當(dāng)受騙。at one的意思是“馬上,立刻”;in fact的意思是“事實(shí)上”;right now的意思是“就在現(xiàn)在”,均不合語意。答案為A。 
55.smart除了有“聰明,伶俐”的意思外,還有“滑頭,詭”的意思。從上文的內(nèi)容我們可以看出,作者是一位醫(yī)生,在部隊(duì)里的一次智力測驗(yàn)中得過高分,但是,正因?yàn)槿绱,他才?huì)按常規(guī)思維,所以汽車修理工說:“因?yàn)槟闶苓^足夠的教育,我知道你不可能很滑頭!眊oddamned表示褒義時(shí),意思是“十分的,完全的”;表示貶義時(shí),意思是“該死的,討厭的”。答案為D。 
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“They felt his presence was a threat to their privacy. When police arrived at the scene, the car had moved on,” explained a spokeswoman for Thames Valley Police.
The Google Street View project, set up last month in Britain, aims to provide detailed 360-degree views online of streets all over Britain.
The project has already been strongly criticized by associations like Privacy International, a pressure group which has launched legal action against the IT company.
Google is confident that their new mapping project is within the law.
“Before launching Street View we sought the guidance and approval of the Information Commissioner’s Office. The ICO has repeatedly made clear that it believes that Street View includes the safeguards necessary to protect people’s privacy,” a Google spokesman said.
“The Metropolitan Police (in London) told us they saw no significant security risk, that thieves are likely to make use of the opportunities, and that mapping products can be useful in solving and mapping crime in an area.”
He added: “Engaged in new projects, we sometimes meet unexpected challenges, and Street View has been no exception.”
41.When the police car arrived at the village,           .
A.the villagers were angrily arguing with the Google car driver.
B.the map car was stopped from leaving the village.
C.The map car had stopped its working and gone on its way.
D.The map car was surrounded by the angry villagers.
42.The underlined phrase “make a stand” in Paragraph 4 means       .
A.stand there all the time whole waiting for the police
B.show full support to Google’s filming the neighborhood
C.a(chǎn)ttempt to defend locals by stopping Google’s filming the neighborhood
D.stand in the way to stop the car moving on
43.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A.Google’s mapping project has not been officially approved.
B.Three homes had been visited by thieves with the help of Google pictures.
C.The police rushed to stop a fight between locals and Google contractors.
D.It was not the first time that the Google map project had been criticized.
44.What’s the best title for the passage?
A.Google’s Mapping Project Promotes the Neighobrohood.
B.Angry British Villagers Stop Google Maps Car.
C.Google Goes On With its Plan to Film the Streets.
D.New Project Meets Challenges Again.

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Hamsters are lovely small animals which are similar to mice,and some people 1ike to keep them as pets.They need to eat a balanced diet,or they can become very sick.That’s why hamsters should be fed healthy foods.

Most pet stores sell hamster mix.This is a combination of foods that are just right for hamsters.Some hamsters are picky eaters.They don’t eat anything they don’t like,so you have to find a hamster mix that your hamster will like.Most hamsters only eat a few tablespoons a day.You should feed them at the same time every day,or you can just keep your hamster’s bowl full.Remember to clean the bowl at least once a week.Hamsters also drink a lot of water,so be sure to keep the water supply full and fresh.
Just like people,hamsters like treats.Besides the hamster mix,you can sometimes feed your hamster seeds,nuts,and some other people food.You should never feed your hamster anything unless you are sure that it is safe for hamsters.
Feed your hamster carefully,and always take good care of your pet !
43.If hamsters don’t have a balanced diet,they will         .
A.become sick          B.drink water           C.store food                            D.feel fresh
44.What does the underlined sentence “some hamsters are picky eaters” mean?
A.They pick food with tools.          B.They mix food once a week.
C.They find their food in stores.         D.They only eat the food they like.
45.What’s the passage mainly about?
A.Where to keep hamsters.         B.When to buy hamsters.
C.What to feed hamsters.         D.Why to raise hamsters.

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