A)frustration E)intensively I)built M)foundB)remedy F)depression J)fatal N)extensivelyC)fought G)struggled K)collapsed O)treatmentD)forced H)descended L)proposalsThe stock market crash of 1929 marked the beginning of the worst economic crisis in American history . During the next several years, the richest nation on earth learned what it meant to be poor . Hard times _ 26 _ their way into every area, group and job . Workers _ 27 _ as factories closed . Farmers hit with falling prices and natural disasters were _ 28 _ to give up their farms . Businessmen lost their stores and sometimes their homes . It was a severe economic crisis——a ( an ) _ 29 _ ——the worst of time . The economic crisis began with the stock market crash in October, 1929 . For the first year, the economy _ 30 _ very slowly . But it dropped sharply in 1931 and 1932 . And by the end of 1932, the economy _ 31 _ almost completely . Falling production . Rising unemployment . Men begging in the streets . But there was more to the _ 32 _ crisis . At that time, the federal government did not guarantee the money that people put in banks. When people could not repay loans, banks began to close . In 1929, 659 banks with total holdings of 200 million dollars went out of business . The next year, twice that number failed _ 33 _ . And the year after that, almost twice that number of banks went out of business . People blamed President Hoover because they thought he was not doing enough to help them . Hoover did take several actions to try to improve the economy . But he resisted _ 34 _ for the federal government to provide _ 35 _ in a major way.

[答题]So sudden ______ that the enemy had no time to escape.A. did the attackB. the attack didC. was the attackD. the attack was

The store offers a wide_of products to cater to different customer needs.A. assortmentB. varietyC. rangeD. selection

PartIII Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Section A Directions:In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Scientists have known that depriving adult mice of vision can increase the sensitivity of individual neurons(神经元) in the part of the brain devoted to hearing. New research from biologists at the University of Maryland _26_ that sight deprivation also changes the way brain cells _27_ with one another, shifting the mice's sensitivity to different frequencies. “This study _28_ what we are learning about how manipulating vision can have a 29 effect on the ability of an animal to hear long after the window for auditory(听党的) learning was thought to have _30_,"said Patrick Kanold, senior author of the study. It was once thought that the sensory regions of the brain were not _31_ after a critical period in childhood. This is why children learn languages much more _32_ than adults. Kanold's earlier research disproved this idea by showing that depriving adult mice of vision for a short period increased the sensitivity of individual neurons in the auditory cortex(皮质), which is devoted to hearing. Young brains wire themselves according to the sounds they hear frequently, assigning areas of the auditory cortex to _33_ frequencies based on what they are used to hearing. The researchers found that, in adult mice,a week in the dark also changed the _34_ of space to different frequencies. “We don't know why we are seeing these patterns,"Kanold said."We _35 that it may have to do with what the mice are paying attention to while they are in the dark." A) adaptable F) neutral K) reinforces B) closed G) permanently L) revealed C) distribution H) prescribes M) significant D) interact I) readily N) specific E) narration J) registered O) speculate

circled(2) Complete the sentences with the correct form of the expressions below.all in allget onkeep upmiss outon top ofowing tospring upwithout (a) doubt1. Because he didn't send his application on time, Brad____ on a wonderful opportunity.2. That was____ one of the hardest interviews I've ever had; the questions were really complicated, and the interviewers seemed really strict!3. It's important to try and____ with the latest advances in technology.

Short conversation3:What is the man supposed to do now according to the conversation? U3_3_1_A. Go to a party with the woman.B. Make an appointment with the doctor.C. Look after the woman's children.D. Go to see the doctor at 11:

Part III (40 minutes) Reading Comprehension Section A Directions:In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Scientists have known that depriving adult mice of vision can increase the sensitivity of individual neurons (神经元) in the part of the brain devoted to hearing. New research from biologists at the University of Maryland 26 that sight deprivation also changes the way brain cells 27 with one another, shifting the mice's sensitivity to different frequencies. "This study _28_ what we are learning about how manipulating vision can have a_29_ effect on the ability of an animal to hear long after the window for auditory(听觉的) learning was thought to have _ 30 ... said Patrick Kanold, senior author of the study. It was once thought that the sensory regions of the brain were not _31_ after a critical period in childhood. This is why children learn languages much more _32_ than adults. Kanold's earlier research disproved this idea by showing that depriving adult mice of vision for a short period increased the sensitivity of individual neurons in the auditory cortex(皮质), which is devoted to hearing. Young brains wire themselves according to the sounds they hear frequently, assigning areas of the auditory cortex to _33_ firequencies based on what they are used to hearing. The researchers found that, in adult mice,a week in the dark also changed the _34_ of space to different frequencies. ) that it may have to do with "We don't know why we are seeing these patterns,"Kanold said."We ( what the mice are paying attention to while they are in the dark." A) adaptable 1) readily B) closed J) registered C) distribution K) reinforces D) interact L) revealed E) narration M) significant F) neutral N) specific G) permanently O) speculate H) prescribes

7. (10.0分) Academic language is typically characterized by its formal tone and objective style, avoiding colloquial expressions and subjective opinions. When students fail to adopt this style, they may be accused of using _ language, which is inappropriate in scholarly contexts.

[答题]Not until I came home last night ______ to bed.A. Mum did goB. did Mum goC. went MumD. Mum went

He walked over to the window and opened it, looking down at his neighbors who ______ in the street.A. reversedB. immersedC. conversedD. convinced

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