36. A. rich 37. A. conclusion 38. A. in 39. A. approach 40. A. obtained 41. A. another 42. A. same 43. A. available 44. A. possession 45. A. final 46. A. take 47. A. appointed 48. A. different 49. A. than 50. A. all what 51. A. by no means 52. A. still 53. A. boost 54. A. spreads 55. A. educate B. abundant B. output B. for B. method B. adopted B. the other B. familiar B. addictive B. preference B. first B. hold B. conveyed B. hard B. as B. what B. in no time B. even B. bounce B. expands B. train C. low
C. production C. with C. solution C. adapted C. others C. different C. artificial C. prevention C. second C. make C.prepared C. neat C. over C. which C. in no case C. yet C. anchor C. extends C. attain D. ripe
D. contribution D. at D. access D. ordered D. the others D. smooth D. apparent D. permission D. last D. expose D. concluded D. optional D. above D. that D. not only D. already D. pose D. lasts D. inspire
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四、阅读理解 (15*2=30分)
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root1 /ru:t/ n [C]
1 ?PLANT? the part of a plant or tree that grows under the ground and gets water from the soil: Be careful not to damage the roots when repotting．| tree roots —see picture at germinate
2 ?CAUSE OF A PROBLEM? the main cause of a problem: Money is the root of all evil．| be/lie at the root of （=be the cause of a problem） Often allergies are at the root of a lot of the problems．| get to the root of （=find out the cause of a problem） | root cause （=the main reason for a problem）
3 ?OF A CUSTOM/TRADITION? roots the origins of a custom or tradition that has continued for a long time: has its roots in: Jazz has its roots in the folk songs of the southern states of the US．
4 ?OF AN IDEA/BELIEF? the main part of an idea or belief which all the other parts come from: be/lie at the root of: Foucault is challenging the very root of 20th century liberalism．
5 ?FAMILY CONNECTION? sb’s roots your connection with a place because you were born there, or your family used to live there: Naita has come to Ghana in search of her roots．
6 put down roots if you put down roots somewhere, you start to feel that this place is your home and to have relationships with the people there.
7 ?TOOTH/HAIR ETC? the part of a tooth, hair etc that fixes it to the rest of your body
8 take root a) if an idea takes root, people begin to accept or believe it: The concepts of democracy and free trade are finally beginning to take root．b) if a plant takes root, it starts to grow where you have planted it
9 have a（good）root round (informal) especially BrE to search for something by moving other things around
10 root and branch if you destroy something root and branch, you get rid of it completely and permanently because it is bad.
11 ?LANGUAGE? technical the basic part of a word which shows its main meaning, to which other parts can be added: The suffix ‘ness’ can be added to the root ‘cold’ to form the word ‘coldness’．—compare stem1（4）
12 ?MATHEMATICS? technical a number that when multiplied by itself a certain number of times, equals the number that you have: 2 is the fourth root of 16． —see also cube root, square root, grass roots root2 v
1 ?SEARCH? [I always + adv/prep] to search for something by moving things around: [+ through/in/ around] “Hang on a second,” said Leila, rooting through her handbag for a pen．| [+ for] pigs rooting for food
2 ?PLANT? a) [I] to grow roots: New shrubs will root easily in summer．B) [T usually passive] to fix a plant firmly by its roots: The bush was too firmly rooted in the hard earth to dig up easily．| root itself Clumps of thyme had rooted themselves between the rocks．—see also deeply rooted (deeply (5))
3 be rooted in: to have developed from something and be strongly influenced by it: policies that are rooted in Marxist economic theory
4 be rooted to the spot: to be so shocked, surprised, or frightened that you cannot move root for sb: phr v [T] informal 1) to give support and encouragement to someone in a competition, test or difficult situation, because you want them to succeed: Good luck – we’ll all be rooting for you! 2) especially AmE to support a sports team or player by shouting and cheering: We’ll all be rooting for the Dallas Cowboys in the Superbowl.
root sth out : phr v [T] 1) to find out where a particular kind of problem exists and get rid of it: Racism cannot be rooted out without strong government action．2) informal to find something by searching for it: I’ll try and root out something suitable for you to wear.
root sth up: phr v [T] to dig or pull a plant up with its roots. 56. What’s the fourth root of 81? A. 27.
crime?” A. root out
B. root for C. root up
D. root through
58. In which of the following situations can we use the phrase “be rooted to the spot”?
A. A bush is so firmly rooted in the ground that it is difficult to pull it up． B. A football fan got excited when his favorite football team scored a goal. C. A man is unable to walk because he was caught in a car accident years ago． D. A girl became too scared to walk when she caught sight of a long snake. B
Levi Strauss, who was born in 1830 and went to the USA at the age of 17, sat in the saloon and drank his beer slowly. He began to think. Business was not good. Nobody wanted to buy anything. He thought about the canvas and the pots and pans on the wagon. Then he remembered the hole in Hank’s trousers. Suddenly, he had an idea---“pants”, he jumped up and shouted, “Everyone needs pants.” He hurried to a tailor and gave him all his canvas. “I want you to make pants with this canvas,” he said. “Can you do that?” “Yes, of course,” said the tailor, “What name is it?” “Strauss, Levi Strauss.” It was the beginning of jeans. Now more than a hundred years later, people wear
B. 9.
C. 3.
D. 6.
57. Which phrase can complete the sentence “Do you think it is possible to ____
jeans all over the world and everyone knows the name of Levi Strauss. In the 1860s, farmers, rail-road workers, cowboys and miners helped to develop the new land. Life was hard. They worked for long hours in all kinds of weather. They wore trousers made by Levi Strauss. They were the first people to wear jeans in America. Jeans first came to Europe with the American soldiers during World War II. Soon, workers in Europe were wearing them. Workers liked them: they were cheap, hardwearing and practical. They were not popular with young people generally until the late 1950s and early 1960s. It came suddenly. It started in America and it crossed the Atlantic quickly. It was a new kind of music, a new kind of dance. Rock’ n Roll. The king of Rock’ n Roll was Elvis Presley. Teenagers loved him. At home he wore a T shirt, an old leather jacket and blue jeans, so more and more teenagers began to wear jeans. They liked them tight.
59. All the following statements are True except _____.
A. Jeans could first be seen in Europe during World War II
B. Jeans were not popular with all the American people until the late 1950s and early 1960s
C. Many people show interest in jeans
D. Farmers, railroad workers, cowboys and miners were the first people to wear jeans in America
60. Which of the following is the right order in jeans’ spreading? a. More and more teenagers began to wear jeans. b. More than a hundred years later people wear jeans all over the world. c. Farmers, railroad workers, cowboys and miners started to wear jeans. d. Soon, workers in Europe were wearing jeans. e. Not until the late 1950s and early 1960s were jeans popular with young people. f. Levi Strauss had jeans made at 17.
A. f,c,d,b,e,a B. c,d,f,e,a,b C. a,c,d,e,b,f D. f,c,d,e,a,b 61. Jeans became popular among the teenagers because _____.
A. they were cheap, hardwearing and practical B. they liked them tight
C. their idol liked wearing them
D. they just came out like a new kind of music, a new kind of dance． 62. The best title for the passage can be _____.
A. Levi Strauss, First Man to Invent Jeans B. The Best Trousers—Jeans
C. How Jeans Comes Out And Spreads D. Reasons for Jeans’ Spreading
C
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