41The main cause of a bank run is__________ .

　　A.loss of confidenceB.lack of moneyC.crowds of peopleD.inexperienced tellers

　　參考答案：B

　　參考解析：

　　本題的題干是問(wèn)“發(fā)生銀行擠兌的主要原因”就是許多人都認(rèn)為銀行拿不出錢來(lái)，即資金缺乏。

　　42Which of the following did Mrs. Vaught say?

　　A.She knew that the bank was not sound.B.She feared that too many depositors drawing their money would close the bank.C.She was not able to draw out her money.D.She was tempted to draw out her money.

　　參考答案：D

　　參考解析：

　　文章最后一句話告訴我們，“Mrs.Vaught覺(jué)得很難控制自己不去將自己的錢取出來(lái)”，因?yàn)楫?dāng)時(shí)的氣氛非�？只�，所以D項(xiàng)正確。

　　43According to the passage, the actions of the depositors of Mrs. Vaught's bank were affect-ed mainly by the __________ .

　　A.ease with which they could get their moneyB.confidence that Mrs. Vaught showedC.failure of several other banks to openD.confidence shown by other depositors of the bank

　　參考答案：C

　　參考解析：

　　由文章可知“一些銀行沒(méi)有開(kāi)門”，所以這就是為什么許多人跑到開(kāi)門的銀行去取錢。

　　根據(jù)下面內(nèi)容，回答題：

　　Copernicus was born in Torun, Poland, on February 19,1473. Little is known about his early lifeexcept that his father died when he was 10. An uncle adopted him, his two sisters, and his brother.The uncle saw to it that the two boys received a good education. Copernicus went to the University ofCracow. There he studied such subjects as Latin, mathematics, and astronomy. It was probably at thattime that he changed his Polish name, Niklas Kopperuigk, to the Latin form of Nicolaus Copernicus.In 1496 Copernicus went to Italy,where he spent the next 10 years studying at various universities.In Copernicus' time people still believed that all things--the sun, the stars, and the planetsmoved around the earth. It was an old belief that few men had ever questioned. Aristotle had basedhis theory of astronomy on this belief. Because the Church had long been the center of learning, thetheory was also linked to religious beliefs.

　　In 1506 Copernicus returned to his homeland. A few years later he began to work for the Church.All those years Copernicus carried on his work in astronomy. He had just the most basic equipmentand, like other scientists of his day, made observations with only his eyes. Still, using mathematics andlogic ,Copernicus worked out a different theory,which held that the planets went around the sun.

　　Copernicus did not announce his ideas. He did not want to make trouble. But he could not hidethe scientific truth. So he talked about his theory with his friends, who strongly advised him to have his work published. His great book, On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies, appeared at the veryend of his life. Copernicus saw the first copy on the day he died, May 24,1543.

　　44From the passage we can see that astronomy is __________ .

　　A.the life experience of great menB.the movement of the stars and the planets ,C.the scientific study of natural objects in spaceD.the theories developed by scientists of old times

　　參考答案：C

　　參考解析：

　　從哥白尼學(xué)的是天文學(xué)(astron.omy)，研究的是太空中的太陽(yáng)、地球等可知，astronomy就是對(duì)太空中天體的研究。

　　45Copernicus developed his theory __________ .

　　A.using various telescopesB.based on Aristotle's beliefsC.through observations and reasoningD.under the encouragement of his friends

　　參考答案：C

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)文章中第三段最后兩句可知，哥白尼是通過(guò)眼睛觀察以及數(shù)學(xué)和邏輯的方法來(lái)進(jìn)行研究的。

　　46The writer of the passage wants us to know that__________ .

　　A.Copernicus did not tell about his discovery until the day of his deathB.for many years Copernicus dared to do nothing openly against the ChurchC.pushed by his friends Copernicus decided to write a book in May 1543D.shortly before he got back to Poland Copernicus started to work for the Church

　　參考答案：B

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)文中第四段第一句可知，哥白尼起初沒(méi)有將他的發(fā)現(xiàn)公布于世。

　　47Copernicus had his great book published because __________ .

　　A.he didn't agree with AristotleB.he could not hide the scientific truthC.he worked for the ChurchD.his friends advised him to do so

　　參考答案：D

　　參考解析：

　　文章第四段第四句表明，哥白尼在朋友的建議下出了書(shū)。

　　根據(jù)下面內(nèi)容，回答題：

　　In ancient times wealth was measured and exchanged in things that could be touched: food,tools, and precious metals and stones. Then the barter system was replaced by coins, which still hadreal value since they were pieces of rare metal..Coins were followed by fiat money, paper notes thathave value only because everyone agrees to accept them.

　　Today electronic monetary systems are gradually being introduced that will transform money intoeven less tangible forms, reducing it to a series of "bits and bytes", or units of computerized informa-tion, going between machines at the speed of light. Already, electronic fund transfer allows money tobe instantly sent and received by different banks, companies, and countries through computers andtelecommunications devices.

　　48According to the passage, which of the following was the earliest kind of exchange of wealth?

　　A.Bartered goods.B.Fiat money.C.Coin currency.D.Intangible forms.

　　參考答案：A

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)文中第一段第一句可知，最早的財(cái)富交換形式是物物交換。

　　49The author mentions food, tools and precious metals and stones together because they are all

　　A.useful itemsB.articles of valueC.difficult things to obtainD.material objects

　　參考答案：D

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)文中第一段第一句中所提到的“things that could be touched...”可知，后面列舉的東西都是真實(shí)可觸及的物體。

　　50According to the passage, coins once had real value as currency because they

　　A.represented a great improvement over barterB.permitted easy transportation of wealthC.were made of precious metalsD.could become collector's items

　　參考答案：C

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)文中第一段第二句中“since theywere pieces of rare metal”指出，硬幣正是因?yàn)樗鼈冏陨淼膬r(jià)值因此被用作貨幣的。

　　51Which of the following statements about computeriz monetary systems is NOT support-ed by the passage?

　　A.They promote international trade.B.They allow very rapid money transfers.C.They are still limited to small transactions(交易 ).D.They are dependent on good telecommunications systems.

　　參考答案：C

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)文章第二段可知，現(xiàn)代貨幣系統(tǒng)是電子的，快捷便利，具有相當(dāng)?shù)囊?guī)模，不受地域的限制等，可知C項(xiàng)不正確，故選C項(xiàng)。

　　根據(jù)下面內(nèi)容，回答題：

　　There has been, in history, a man who was swallowed by a whale and lived to tell the tale. Theman's name is James Bartley. The records to prove his unusual experience are in the British Admiralty.Bartley was making his first trip on the whaling ship Star of the East. Suddenly the lookoutsighted a huge sperm whale. The whalers knew it was a huge whale by the size of the spray it blewinto the air. They lowered their small boats. James.Bartley was in the first longboat. The men roweduntil they were close to the whale. A harpoon was thrown and it found its mark. It sank into thewhale's flesh. The maddened beast crashed into the boat, snapping its tail at the men and the wreck-age of their boats. When the survivors were picked up, James Bartley was missing.

　　Shortly before sunset, the whale was finally captured. The sailors tied the whale's dead body tothe side of the ship. Because of the hot weather it was important that they cut up the whale rightaway. Otherwise, the meat would 'begin to rot and the oil would begin to spoil. When they got to thestomach,they felt something moving about wildly. They thought it would be a big fish still alive in-side. But when they opened the stomach they found James Bartley. After this trip, Bartley settled inEngland, and never returned to sea.

　　52This passage is mainly about __________ .

　　A.how to hunt whales for their oil and meatB.the hard and dangerous lives that whalers had to liveC.the duties of each man on a whaling shipD.a man who was swallowed by a whale and lived

　　參考答案：D

　　參考解析：

　　文章講的是一次事件，人被鯨魚(yú)吞人肚中卻活著出來(lái)了。D項(xiàng)是正確的。第52

　　53The sailors knew that something was in the whale's stomach because __________ .

　　A.they could feel it moving about wildlyB.the whale seemed very heavyC.the whale was swelling at one spotD.the captain heard Bartley yelling for help

　　參考答案：A

　　參考解析：

　　水手們能感覺(jué)到鯨魚(yú)的胃里有東西在動(dòng)。A項(xiàng)是正確的。

　　54James Bartley probably never went to sea again because __________ .

　　A.he wanted different kinds of adventuresB.of fright and shockC.he was crippled by the whaleD.he often got seasick

　　參考答案：B

　　參考解析：

　　最后一段說(shuō)James Bartley自從這個(gè)事件后再也沒(méi)有回到海上，可以推斷他很害怕。其他三個(gè)選項(xiàng)文中都未涉及。B項(xiàng)是正確的。

　　55The author,in telling James Bartley's story,informs us by__________ .

　　A.narrating the plain factsB.referring to whaling in generalC.comparing whaling to other fishingD.dramatically telling what happened

　　參考答案：D

　　參考解析：

　　文章講述了事件的戲劇性過(guò)程。D項(xiàng)是正確的。

　　V. Daily Conversation ( 15 points)

　　Directions:Pick out five appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and completethe following dialogue by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　根據(jù)下面內(nèi)容，回答題：

　　A: Jack,would you please read the letter of application I've just written. 56 I really want to getthe job.

　　B:It looks fine to me. But I have one suggestion.A:Good! I'm interested in your advice.

　　B: 57 You'd better include more information about your work experience.,A:Good idea,Jack. What do you think about the second part?

　　B: 58

　　A:You're right. I'll change it. How do you fee1 about the last part of the letter?B:Very good. 59

　　A:I agree. 60 Do you think the end is all right?

　　B : Oh, yes, George. But personally I believe a business letter should end with "Very truly yours", not "Sincerely".

　　A : Thank you very much, Jack.

　　

　　56第56題應(yīng)填( )

　　參考答案：D

　　57第57題應(yīng)填( )

　　參考答案：B

　　58第58題應(yīng)填( )

　　參考答案：C

　　59第59題應(yīng)填( )

　　參考答案：F

　　60第60題應(yīng)填( )

　　參考答案：A

　　VI. Writing (25 points)

　　Directions:For this part, you are supposed to write a composition of about 100 -120 wordsbased on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly.

　　61寫一篇記述在海濱度周末的日記，內(nèi)容應(yīng)包括以下幾點(diǎn)：

　　(1)初夏，風(fēng)和日麗;

　　(2)有很多游人和小船;

　　(3)我們撿貝殼(shell);

　　(4)日光浴(Sun bathe)玩得很愉快。

　　參考解析：

　　June l8，2012，Saturday Fine

　　Yesterday some of my classmates and I spent OIlYweekend at the seaside.

　　It was sunny and a little hot，but the water was toocool to swim in.The sea was blue and calm.It shone met-rily under the bright sun.There were boats floating hereand there.People in them laughed and sang happily.

　　We took off our shoes and went into the cool water.We walked along the beach in the water.Some girlslooked for shells on the shore.Then we lay down andbathed in the sun or played games until it Was time to gohome.

　　We all enjoyed a pleasant time at the seaside.