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Edwin Powell Hubble was born in 1889 in Marshfield , Missouri . He spent his early years in the state of Kentucky . Then he moved with his family to Chicago , Illinois . He attended the University of Chicago . He studied mathematics and astronomy .

He was a member of the University of Chicago championship basketball team in 1909 . He was also an excellent boxer . Several people urged him to train for the world heavyweight boxing championship after college . Instead , he decided to continue his studies . He went to Queen’s College at Oxford , England . At Oxford , Hubble studied law . He was interested in British Common Law , because his family had come to America from England many years before . He spent 7 years at Oxford .

In 1913 , Hubble returned to the United States . He opened a law office in Louisville , Kentucky . After a short time , however , he decided he did not want to be a lawyer . He returned to the University of Chicago . There , once again , he studied astronomy .

Hubble watched the night sky with instruments at the university’s Yerkes Observatory . His research involved a major question astronomers could not answer : What are nebulae（星云）?

In his research paper , Hubble said the issue could be decided only by more powerful instruments . And those instruments had not yet been developed .

Soon after , Hubble bagan working with a larger and more powerful telescope at Mount Wilson . Its mirror was 250 centimeters across . It was the most powerful telescope in the world for 25 years .It had the power Hubble needed to make his major discoveries .

From 1922 on , Edwin Hubble began examining more and more distant objects . His first great discovery was made when he recognized a Cepheid variable star . It was in the outer area of the great nebula called Andromeda . Cepheid variable stars are stars whose brightness changes at regular periods .

Hubble’s discovery ended a long dispute . He proved wrong those who believed nebulae lay inside the Millky Way . And he proved that nebulae were galaxies themselves . Astronomers now agree that far distant galaxies do exist .

72. Why did Hubble close his law office ?

A. Because it could not bring him fortune .

B. Because he was tired of office work .

C. Because he wanted to be devoted to astronomy .

D. Because he couldn’t control himself sometimes .

73. The larger and more powerful telescope at Mount Wilson_______.

A. belonged to the state of Kentucky

B. was once the most powerful

C. cost Hubble all his money

D. was of little help to Hubble’s research

74. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Edwin Powell Hubble ?

A. He studied law for three years at Oxford , England .

B. He corrected people’s wrong idea about nebulae .

C. He made some important discoveries at Mount Wilson .

D. He showed little interest in sports while studying astronomy at college .

75. Cepheid variable stars’ brightness can be described as__________.

A. changeable       B. fixed          C. weak           D. colorful

第二部分：英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)  單項填空（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）

從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

— Can you lend her some money ?

—________. He hasn’t returned me the money I lent to her last week .

A. No problem     B. No way           C. No wonder        D. No need

-----Where was it________the road accident happened yesterday?

-----In front of the market.

A. when           B. that          C. in which          D. how       

第二節(jié) 完形填空 （共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

   Most people in school liked Gloria. So when she got sick，some boys 21 to visit her． But none of them wanted to 22 any money on a gift to bring along．

    Then Willie said，“We can 23 some flowers from a 24． ”

    Gloria will not know 25 they come from，and the dead man will not 26them．

    Everybody was afraid，27 Willie．So he went alone and 28 some beautiful flowers．Then they went to Gloria’s 29，and the boys acted as if the flowers were from all of them，but 30 did not mind．

    After their visit，Willie 31  the other boys，“It is a good thing that I was not afraid． Gloria 32  the flowers． ”

    The other boys laughed． Gloria would not have liked the 33  if she had known they had come from a grave(墳墓)．

    That night，Willie was reading a book 34  his mother came into his room．“Willie，did you and other boys buy some flowers today 35  Gloria？”she asked．“There’s a man 36  asking for you，”she added． “He says that you didn’t 37    the flowers． ”

    “What does he look 38 ？”Willie asked．

    “That’s hard to say，”Willie’s mother answered． “He is all 39  with mud． ”

    Willie，all of a sudden，turned 40 ．

21. A. thought               B. asked         C. planned             D. took

22. A. keep                 B. cost           C. take              D. spend

23. A. steal                 B. make       C. buy                D. plant

24. A. shop                 B. store         C. street             D. grave

25. A. how                  B. where       C. when                    D. why

26. A. miss                  B. lose          C. hate                D. love

27. A. beside        B. besides     C. including         D. except

28. A. saw                   B. thought            C. looked into        D. found

29. A. room                 B. hospital     C. school                 D. library

30. A. Gloria        B. some        C. Willie              D. nobody

31. A. ordered             B. asked       C. said to             D. explained

32. A. refused              B. liked         C. hated              D. missed

33. A. boys          B. flowers     C. secret              D. news

34. A. as              B. when        C. while              D. suddenly

35. A. to              B. for                 C. on                  D. with

36. A. inside        B. outside     C. still                D. also

37. A. ask for       B. water       C. like                D. pay for

38. A. as              B. about       C. like                   D. for

39. A. painted        B. dressed     C. wrapped          D. covered

40. A. sad             B. red                 C. pale               D. glad 

第一部分 英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分60分）

第一節(jié) 單項填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

—Would you like to watch the basketball match with me this evening?

   —______. I like basketball very much.

A. I’d love to                       B. Not really       

C. I wouldn’t go                  D. Thank you all the same

.If you are caught driving after drinking, the fine_______ be paid in cash according to the traffic rules.

A.shall           B.will                   C. must          D.should

______ good , the fish was eating up in no time.

A. Smelt           B. Smelling           C. Having smelling          D. Being smelt

The book didn’t _______ children probably because it employed too many scientific terms.

A. apply to                   B. refer to             C. intend to           D. adapt to

When _________ for a certain job, you have to go through all the newspapers to look for information.

  A. inspecting            B. earning                       C. hunting                  D. responding

第二節(jié)：完型填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

    閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從41-60各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “I’m so sorry!” was my reply. Then he said, “Excuse me too… I wasn’t   41   watching for you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. Then we went   42   our way after saying goodbye.

But at   43  , a different story is told. How we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later in the kitchen, as I   44   the meal, my daughter walked up to me, very still. When I turned, I      45   knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I shouted with a frown (皺眉). She stepped away silently, with her little heart   46  . I didn’t realize how rudely I had spoken.

    That night, when I lay   47   in bed, God’s quiet voice spoke to me and said, “While    48   with a stranger, you are calm and polite, but with those you love, you are QUICK to excite… Go look around on the kitchen floor, you’ll find some flowers there by the   49  . Those are the flowers she brought for you. She   50   them herself — pink, yellow, and your favorite blue. She stood there quietly and you never saw the   51   in her eyes.”

    By this time, I felt sad and small and now my own tears began to fall. I quietly went and knelt (跪) by her   52  . “Wake up, my dear,” I said. “Are these the flowers you picked up for me?” She smiled, “I found them out by the tree, I   53   them in a napkin（紙巾）, just for you. I knew you’d like them, especially the   54  .” I said, “I am so sorry that I missed them today… And I   55   have fussed (大驚小怪) at you that way…”

    And she whispered, “Mommy, that’s OK… I still love you   56  .” I hugged her and said, “I love you, too and I LOVE the flowers.”

    Do you know that: if you die tomorrow, the   57   you are working for could easily replace you in a matter of days. But the family you leave   58   will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into our   59   than into our families--- an unwise investment (投資) indeed.

    Remember that   60   = (F)ATHER + (A)ND + (M)OTHER + (I ) + (L)OVE + (Y)OU.

41.   A.    ever B.    even C.    just  D.    right

42.   A.    to    B.    in    C.    on    D.    for

43.   A.    school     B.    work       C.    home      D.    office

44.   A.    cooked    B.    had  C.    ate   D.    took

45.   A.    already    B.    hardly     C.    rudely     D.    nearly

46.   A.    lost  B.    missed     C.    beaten     D.    broken

47.   A.    asleep      B.    awake     C.    afraid      D.    alive

48.   A.    dealing    B.    meeting   C.    going      D.    talking

49.   A.    floor       B.    kitchen    C.    window   D.    door

50.   A.    grew       B.    bought    C.    picked     D.    fetched

51.   A.    tears B.    expressions     C.    smiles     D.    joy

52.   A.    desk B.    bed  C.    body       D.    knees

53.   A.    wrapped  B.    covered   C.    put   D.    help

54.   A.    pink B.    yellow     C.    blue D.    black

55.   A.    needn’t    B.    shouldn’t C.    mustn’t   D.    can’t

56.   A.    indeed     B.    besides    C.    anything  D.    anyway

57.   A.    company B.    country   C.    place       D.    state

58.   A.    for   B.    with C.    behind     D.    to

59.   A.    books      B.    loss  C.    meal       D.    work

60.   A.    RESPECT      B.    WARMTH      C.    FAMILY D.    FRIEND