III. Cloze(10 points)
St. Lawrence postal district has one of the highest 46 of immigrants who do not speak English well , or 47 .Although they are very 48 to learn. It has not been possible for the St Lawrence Education Center to take full 49 of this enthusiasm because the center lacks the room to fit in all the 50 classes.
$10,000 51 of alternations(交流) are planned which will 52 the number of classrooms available , but these have unfortunately been 53. Despite this, the center, which has been offering free English classes for adult 54 over the past four years, is holding interviews on 31August for the term starting 5 September. Not all students , 55 , will be enrolled until the alterations have been completed.
46. A. degrees B. amount C. numbers D. population
47. A. badly B. at all C. any more D. the lowest
48. A. afraid B. absorbed C. keen D. easy
49. A. advantage B. care C. notice D. use
50. A. existing B. available C. inquired D. required
51. A. benefit B. money C. price D. worth
52. A. add B. increase C. enlarge D. reduce
53. A. accomplished B. completed C. delayed D. developed
54. A. strangers B. immigrants C. people D. students
55. A. therefore B. moreover C. otherwise D. however
IV. Reading Comprehension (15 points)
(A)
For a long time scientists have been wondering whether there is life on other planets besides, the earth. They have found very little evidence to support this theory. Not long ago, some pieces of rock from outer space were discovered in Australia. This discovery has excited experts throughout the world because these pieces of rock contain(包含) chemicals similar to those found on the earth and in our own bodies. This shows that life, in some form, is not only possible but probable on other planets.
56. The underlined words “little evidence” mean .
A. little news B. small pieces of rock C. few signs D. little information
57. Which of the following titles do you think is the best for this passage?
A. Discovery in Australia B. New Information of Life
C. Life on Other Planets D. Earth and Other Planets
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