9. A. refused B. suspected C. expelled D. expected

10. A. which B. when C. what D. where

11. A. take B. make C. come D. give

12. A. on B. in C. about D. at

13. A. look B. think C. view D. deal

14. A. decreasing B. possessing C. inspiring D. urging

15. A. directly B. obscurely C. scarcely D. plainly

16. A. which B. that C. what D. one

17. A. after B. when C. until D. before

18. A. someone B. everyone C. men D. one

19. A. when B. where C. which D. what

20. A. and B. or C. than D. but

PartⅡReading Comprehension

SectionA

Directions: There are 4 passages in this part .Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET。(40points)

Passage One

As any homemaker who has tried to keep order at the dinner table knows, there is far more to a family meal than food. Sociologist Michael Lewis has been studying 50 families to find out just how much more。

Lewis and his co-workers carried out their study by videotaping the families while they ate ordinary meals in their own homes. They found that parents with small families talk actively with each other and their children. But as the number of children gets larger, conversation gives way to the parents efforts to control the loud noise they make. That can have an important effect on the children. “In general the more question-asking the parents do, the higher the children s IQ scores,” Lewis