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Ⅱ.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Readthefollowingsentences,andchoosethebestanswertocompletethesentence.21.Whenshopping,awoman________tofindanunexpectedbargain.A.isalwaystryingB.willtryC.hasbeentryingD.hadtried22.WhenIwantedtoshowmyselfupattheparty,thesongI________somanytimessuddenlybecamedifficult.A.ampracticingB.hadpracticedC.willbepracticingD.havepracticed23.Allthose________thepopsinginggroupcheered,applaudingastheysang.A.watchedB.waswatchingC.watchingD.towatch24.Thecarmovedsofasttheitwentthroughthehighway-dividingfence,________inacollisioninwhichfivepeopledied.A.toresultB.resultingC.resultedD.havingresulted25.Somepsychologistssuggestthatonecouldimprovehisperformancewhenmentallyimagininghimself________(perform)wellatsomeback.A.performingB.toperformC.performedD.havingperformed26.________witharoomfulofdresses,awomanmayeasilyspendhoursgoingfromonedressonanotherbeforeselectingthedressesshewantstotryon.A.HavingfacedB.FacedC.TofaceD.Facing27.Itiseasy________(imagine)theconsequencesofuncheckedplantdisease:foodshortagecouldkillmillionsofpeopleandcauseunrestintheworld.A.imagineB.tobeimaginedC.imaginingD.toimagine28.Manystrangenewmeansoftransporthavebeendevelopedinourcentury,thestrangestof________isthehovercraft.A.themB.whichC.whatD.whatever29.Performances,________thepublicwasadmittedforfree,werearrangedfortnightly.A.themB.inwhichC.towhichD.when30.Darwin,________bookOntheOriginofSpeciesprobablyrankssecondonlytotheBiblehadgreatimpactonWesternthought.A.who’sB.whichC.forwhomD.whoseSectionBDirections:Completethefollowingsentencesbyusingtheproperformofthewordsorexpressionsgivenintheframe.Eachonecanonlybeusedonce.A.ancestorB.creativeC.officialD.coldE.seriousF.serveG.spreadH.storeI.tasteJ.rareK.conditioningABriefHistoryofIceIceisalotmorethanfrozenwater.Inancientdays,itwasnearlyworthitsweightingold.Egyptianpharaohs,Romanemperors,andMideasternkingsorderedthickpiecesoficebroughtfromthesnow-coveredmountainpeaktomaketheirdrinks__31__.Floatedonships,icesoonbecameaquickbusiness--notonlyasrefreshmentbutalsotocoolhousesinanoldversionofair__32__.TheChineseof3,000yearsagobuiltspecialbuildingsto__33__ice.ThePersiansenjoyedputiceintofruitjuices,whichwascalledsharbia.Intime,acrazeforsharbia__34__throughoutEurope.Thebestwasyettocome.InItaly,around1550,some__35__cooksaddedmilktotherecipe（菜谱）.Presto!The__36__oficecream!But,forcenturies,itwas__37__andexpensive.In1809,DollyMadison,wifeofthefourthpresidentofU.S.A.,impressedherdinnerguestsbybeingthefirstto__38__icecreamattheWhiteHouse.Apartfromnicedesserts,icewas__39__business.Itcouldcoolfish,meat,fruits,andvegetablessentallovertheworld.Sincethen,weneedn’tclimbupmountainsforiceallyearround.Asmallicecubehasabighistory.ImagineyourselfaqueenorkingofPersiawhenyouputaniceintoyourlemonade.It’ll__40__evenbetter.(B)A.alternativeB.conceptC.exploreD.founderE.honoredF.influentialG.oddH.pictureI.safeguardJ.tasteK.writtenThere’saMuseumforEveryoneWhatcomestomindwhenyouthinkofamuseum?Perhapsyou__41__animposingbuildinginaratherconventional（传统的）designmadeofhigh-qualitystone?Perhapsyouimagineaclassic__42__,suchasthemuseumofnaturalhistory,themuseumoffineart,orthenationalmuseum--itsexhibitsdisplayedinatime-__43__styleandfallinginlinewithtradition.Somepeoplemightconsiderthesecustomaryinstitutionsthebestwayto__44__thefutureoftypicaleducationaltopics.Amuseumofoldbreadboards,theymaysay,doesnotmakeupanorthodox（正统的）exhibition.ButaccordingtotheMuseumAssociation,amuseumisdefinedasaplaceenabling“...peopleto__45__collectionsforinspiration,learningandenjoyment.”Andsoofthe2500estimatedmuseumintheUK,afewareboundtobeconsideredalittleunconventional.WhataboutNeilCole’sAdventuresinScienceFiction?Thisoddmuseumofclassicsciencefictionwasopenedbythe__46__NeilCole.“SciencefictionhasbecomemoremainstreamsoIthoughtpeoplemightwanttoseethis,”saysMrCole.Ifclocksaremoretoyour__47__,whynotvisittheCuckoo-landMuseum?SetupbybrothersRomanandMazPiekarski,thiscollectionofover600cuckoo（布谷鸟）clocksisconsideredtobethelargestofitskindintheworld--andallfromtheBlackForestregioninGermany.Finally,youcouldvisittheVictorWyndMuseumofCuriositiesinLondon.This__48__institutionreversesthetrendofeducatingvisitorsthrough__49__explanationsalongsideitsexhibits.Instead,itdisplaysallofits__50__treasures,whichincludedodobones,shrunkenheadsandacollectionofMcDonald’sHappyMealtoys,withnoexplanationatall.Ⅲ.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Laugh-lab,anexperimentsetupmorethanayearago,establishedthattheBritish,Irish,NewZealandersandAustralianspreferaplayonwordsandthattheFrench,DanesandBelgianshaveatasteforthesurreal（超现实主义的）.AmericansandCanadians,__51__,laughatjokesshowingonegroup’ssuperiorityoveranother.TheGermansapparentlyhavethe__52__senseofhumour--ifonlybecausetheyhavenonationalpreference,andthereforefindalmostanythingfunny.Thewinningjokewastheproductofinternationalselection.ItwaspostedbyGurpalGosall,a31-year-oldpsychologistfromMa