三、完形填空 (共15小题;每小题l分，计15分)

Charlie is twenty-three now. He 26 a university(大学) and found work in a factory last year. It’s 27 and there are no more than fifty workers in it. And only he 28 in a university. So he looks down upon his 29 . He always thinks he’s right and never agrees with 30 . He likes to say, “I’ve never made a mistake!”

But once the young man couldn’t 31 a foreign instructions (说明书). An old worker studied it for two days and 32 Mr. White, the boss of the factory, 33 it meant. The boss asked Charlie why. He made a few excuses to say for 34 . And he didn’t agree with the old man. The boss became angry and asked, “ Is it 35 that you’ve never made a mistake?”

The young man wouldn’t make Mr. White 36 and had to say, “No, it isn’t, sir.”

Having 37 this, the workers were happy. One of them asked, “ It means that you also make some mistakes!”

Charlie 38 his mind at once and said, “ I made only one mistake in my 39 !”

“When?” the boss asked in surprise.

“ Just now, sir.” Answered the young man. “When Mr. White 40 me acknowledge (承认)I was wrong!”

26 A. visited B. left C. built D. reached

27. A. small B. big C. new D. old

28. A. lived B. traveled C. arrived D. studied

29. A. parents B. teacher C. workmates D. classmates

30. A. another B. other C. the other D. others

31. A. see B. write C. understand D. read

32. A. told B. asked C. teached D. laughed at

33. A. when B. what C. how D. where

34. A. him B. himself C. them D. themselves

35. A. clever B. sure C. true D. able

36. A. sad B. sadder C. angry D. angrier

37. A. heard B. listened C. guessed D. reported

38. A. lost B. hated C. changed D. thought

39. A. life B. office C. family D. bedroom

40. A. helped B. made C. watched D. asked

四、阅读理解(共l5小题;每小题2分，计30分)

阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

A

41. The people in needn’t go to work on Fridays.

A. Canada B. Scotland C. Japan D. Egypt

42. If it is 8:00 a.m. in western Canada, the time is _______ in eastern Canada.

A. 11:00a.m B. 2:00 p.m. C. 12:30 p.m. D. 4:00 a.m.

43. While Canadian children are waking up, children in Scotland are ________.

A. having lessons B. sleeping C. watching TV D. playing games

B

In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business .But he was not a good artist .So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden .That was the first photo.

The next important date in the history of photography (摄影) was in 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room .He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.

Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world .people took picture of famous buildings, cities and mountains.

In about 1840, photography was improved .Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things .That was not simple .The photographers had to carry a lot of films and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked so hard.

Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people .The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike.

Photography also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world .They showed feelings like other kinds of art.

44. The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of ________

A. his business B. his house C. his garden D. his window

45. The Daguerreotype was_______.

A. a Frenchman B. a kind of picture

C. a kind of camera D. a photographer