41. It is said that Abraham Lincoln            .

  A. was illiterate             B. was never educated

  C. was educated very late     D. behaved rudely when he was young

42. We are told that Abraham Lincoln          .

A. never cared much for reading

B. did much reading when he was young

C. never had much chance to read  

D. became an enthusiastic reader when he was grown up

43. It is said that Abraham Lincoln           .

  A. was anti-social                B. leaned little from his friends

  C. had few friends                D. knew very few doctors

44. The habit of reflection helped Lincoln          .

  A. to develop independence          B. to become more opinionated

  C. to attain clear convictions         D. to become a hesitant person

45. From the passage, what can we infer about Lincoln?

  A. A failure because of his ignorance.

  B. A man who triumphed over his disadvantages.

  C. An exceptionally successful and well-educated person.

D. An illiterate man, but with some natural talents.

Ⅲ. Vocabulary and Structure ( 15 minutes; 10 points )

Directions: In this section there are twenty incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D).  Choose the one answer that best complete the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

46.The black clouds and the lightening show that a storm is    . We’d better hurry up.

  A. eminent   B. imminent    C. prominent    D. immigrant

47.With the sharp rise in examination cheating, many painstaking students     _______the campaign against all kinds of dishonesty.

  A. approved    B. cheered     C. clapped      D. applauded

48.His excellent speech      the audience’s warm acclamations.(喝彩)

  A. resulted from   B. burst into    C. evoked    D. violated

49.National and international      is indispensable if victory is to be

achieved.

  A. sociology   B. isolation    C. solidarity    D. solo

50.The government       regulations that put this archeological site

under protection

  A. published   B. issued     C. discharged    D. released

51.With all its advantages, the computer is by no means without

its       .

  A. boundaries  B. confinements  C. restraints  D. limitations

52. I don’t really know how to         the problem.

  A. tackle      B. cope      C. undergo      D. underestimate

53.China started in nuclear power industry only in recent years, and

should     no time in catching up.

  A. delay      B. lose        C. lag      D. lessen

54.A friendship may be     , casual, situational or deep and lasting.

  A. identical    B. original      C. superficial    D. critical