I.语法和词汇。从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将所选答案的字母写在答 题纸相应的位置上。(本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分)
1. Experienced teachers make ______ mistakes than beginners.
A. lesser B. fewer
C. not many D. very few
2. There were 30 students and ______ of them passed the exam.
A. every B. every one
C. everyone D. everybody
3.The last half of the nineteenth century ______ the steady improvement in the means of travel.
A. has witnessed B. was witnessed
C. witnessed D. is witnessed
4. The fifth generation computers, with artificial intelligence, ______ and perfected now.
A. developed B. have developed
C. are being developed D. will have been developed
5. It's reported that by the end of this month the output of cement in the factory ______ by about 10%.
A. will have risen B. has risen
C. will be rising D. has been rising
6. I'd rather read than watch television; the programs seem ______ all the time.
A. to get worse B. to be getting worse
C. to have got worse D. getting worse
7. ______ seeing the damage he had done, the child felt frightened.
A. By B. On
C. At D. For
8. By the time the war ______, most of the people had already left.
A. broke out B. broke up
C. intervened D. happen
9.He studied hard at school when he was young，______contributes to his success in later life.
A.which B.that
C.what D.each of which
10. A judge must be ______ when weighing evidence.
A.disinterested B.interested
C.separated D.disconnected
11. She ______ and fell from the top of the stairs to the bottom.
A.slipped B.sloped
C.split D.spilt
12. I could have done better if I ______ more time.
A.have had B.had
C.had had D.will have had
13.Wood does not conduct electricity, ______.
A.nor rubber does B.nor does rubber
C.also doesn’t rubber D.so doesn’t rubber
14.Not always ______ they want.
A.people can do what B.people cannot do what
C.can people do what D.can’t people do what
15.I didn’t go to the party, but I do wish I ______ there.
A.were B.would be
C.had been D.will be
16.He was______ enough to understand my question from the gestures I made.
A.intelligent B.efficient
C.proficient D.diligent
17.Neither of the young men who had applied for the position in the university ______.
A.has been accepted B.have been accepted
C.was accepted D.were accepted
1 8.Until then, his family ______ from him for six months.
A.didn’t hear B.hasn’t been hearing
C.hasn’t heard D.hadn’t heard
19.If she doesn’t tell him the truth now, he’ll simply keep on asking her until she ______.
A.does B.has done
C.will do D.would do
20.Tony is very disappointed ______ the results of the exam.
A.for B.to
C.with D.toward
II.阅读理解。认真阅读下面两篇短文，每篇短文后有5个问题，根据短文的内容从A、B、 C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案，并将所选答案的字母写在答题纸相应的位置上。
