_16_

began to swing _16_ slowly for him

A.enough

B.more

C.too

D.less

_16_ has now been written down

A.Some of it

B.Some of them

C.All of it

D.Many of them

_ he went to the window and looked out. He was _2_ to see a neatly-dressed and mid-aged professor， who _3_ in the university just up the road from Mr. Jones‘ house， coming the direction of the town. He had grey hair thick glasses， and was _4 an umbrella， a morning newspaper and a bag. Mr. Jones thought that he must have _5_ by the night train _6_ taking a taxi.

Mr. Jones had a big tree in his garden， and the children had tied a long _7_ to one of the branches， so that they could swing on it.

Mr. Jones saw the professor _8_ when he saw the rope and looked carefully up and down the road. When he saw that there was _9_ in sight， he stepped into the garden (there was no fence)， put his umbrella， newspaper， bag and hat nearly on the grass and _10_ the rope. He pulled it _11_ to see whether it was strong enough to take his weight， then ran as fast as he could and swung into the _12_ on the end of the rope， his grey hair blowing all around _13_. _14_ he swung， sometimes taking a few more _15_ steps on the grass when the rope began to swing _16_ slowly for him.

_17_ the professor stopped， straightened his tie， combed his hair carefully， put on his hat， _18_ his umbrella， newspaper and bag， and continued _19_ his way to the university， looking as _20_ and correct and respectable as one would expect a professor to be.

_1_ he went to the window and looked out

A.because

B.as

C.so

D.for

Part II Reading Comprehension (25 minutes) Section A Directions: In this part 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. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. 注意：请在答题处填入相应的字母编号！字母一定要大写！ Low levels of literacy and numeracy have a damaging impact on almost every aspect of adult life, according to a survey published yesterday, which offers evidence of a developing underclass. Tests and interviews with hundreds of people born in a single week in 1958 _11_illustrated the handicap of educational underachievement. The effects were seen in unemployment, low incomes, depression and social_12_. Those who left school at 16 with poor basic skills had been employed for up to four years less than good readers at the time they reached 37. Professor John Bynner of City University, who _13_ out the research, said that today’s_14_ people would face even greater problems because the supply of manual jobs had _15_ up. Poor readers were twice as likely to be on a low _16_ and four times as likely to live in a household where neither partner worked. Women in this position were five times as likely to be classified as _17_ , while both sexes tended to feel they had no control over their lives, and to be _18_ of others. Those with low literacy and numeracy skills were seldom involved in any _19_organization and much less likely than others to have _20_in a general election. There had been no improvement in the level of interviewees since the sample was surveyed at the age of 21. A.activity F.vividly K.unqualified B.carried G.clearly L.depressed C.wage H.community M.doubtful D.dried I.inactivity N.idle E.kept J. respectful O.voted 11____________

Part II Reading Comprehension (25 minutes) Section A Directions: In this part 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. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. 注意：请在答题处填入相应的字母编号！字母一定要大写！ Low levels of literacy and numeracy have a damaging impact on almost every aspect of adult life, according to a survey published yesterday, which offers evidence of a developing underclass. Tests and interviews with hundreds of people born in a single week in 1958 _11_illustrated the handicap of educational underachievement. The effects were seen in unemployment, low incomes, depression and social_12_. Those who left school at 16 with poor basic skills had been employed for up to four years less than good readers at the time they reached 37. Professor John Bynner of City University, who _13_ out the research, said that today’s_14_ people would face even greater problems because the supply of manual jobs had _15_ up. Poor readers were twice as likely to be on a low _16_ and four times as likely to live in a household where neither partner worked. Women in this position were five times as likely to be classified as _17_ , while both sexes tended to feel they had no control over their lives, and to be _18_ of others. Those with low literacy and numeracy skills were seldom involved in any _19_organization and much less likely than others to have _20_in a general election. There had been no improvement in the level of interviewees since the sample was surveyed at the age of 21. A.activity F.vividly K.unqualified B.carried G.clearly L.depressed C.wage H.community M.doubtful D.dried I.inactivity N.idle E.kept J. respectful O.voted 11._________

Part II Reading Comprehension (25 minutes) Section A Directions: In this part 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. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. 注意：请在答题处填入相应的字母编号！字母一定要大写！ Low levels of literacy and numeracy have a damaging impact on almost every aspect of adult life, according to a survey published yesterday, which offers evidence of a developing underclass. Tests and interviews with hundreds of people born in a single week in 1958 _11_illustrated the handicap of educational underachievement. The effects were seen in unemployment, low incomes, depression and social_12_. Those who left school at 16 with poor basic skills had been employed for up to four years less than good readers at the time they reached 37. Professor John Bynner of City University, who _13_ out the research, said that today’s_14_ people would face even greater problems because the supply of manual jobs had _15_ up. Poor readers were twice as likely to be on a low _16_ and four times as likely to live in a household where neither partner worked. Women in this position were five times as likely to be classified as _17_ , while both sexes tended to feel they had no control over their lives, and to be _18_ of others. Those with low literacy and numeracy skills were seldom involved in any _19_organization and much less likely than others to have _20_in a general election. There had been no improvement in the level of interviewees since the sample was surveyed at the age of 21. A.activity F.vividly K.unqualified B.carried G.clearly L.depressed C.wage H.community M.doubtful D.dried I.inactivity N.idle E.kept J. respectful O.voted 11. ____________