1 . For years he was a high-voltage cable splicer, a job he loved because it ________ outdoors with plenty of freedom and overtime pay.

A．was meant to work	B．meant working
C．meant to have worked	D．was meant working

2 . Interested ________ we are in your qualifications, we’re afraid that you don’t quite meet our current needs.

A．as

B．while

C．however

D．wherever

3 . It was not until five years had passed ________ the whole truth about the murder ________.

A．when; emerged	B．before; was emerged
C．while; was merged	D．that; emerged

4 . The explosion heard shortly before noon on Friday in Stockholm is thought ________ by the gas leak, according to witnesses.

A．to be caused	B．to have been caused
C．of as being caused	D．of to be caused

5 . If our articles contain errors, our readers won’t trust us. We need to find ________ and collect all the facts. (根据句意完成句子)

6 . What is the use of reporting things that your readers don’t care about? However, as journalists, we need to write with care and tell news stories ________. (根据句意填空)

7 . 事实证明，老人的勇气与毅力比鲨鱼的智慧更强大。（prove） (汉译英)
____________________________________________________________________________________

8 . Directions: Write out the words according to the relevant definitions. The first letter is given to you.
1. w________ v.       to cover something completely in paper or other material
2. r________ n.       the action of asking for something formally and politely
3. s________ n.       a difficulty or problem that prevents something or makes a situation worse
4. d________ v.       to win against somebody in a war, competition, sports game, etc.
5. c________ adj.       having a strong desire to know about something
6. i________ v.       to make the meaning of something clearer by using examples, pictures, etc.
7. p________ n.       the act of allowing somebody to do something
8. f________ adj.       able to change to suit new conditions or situations
9. p________ adv.       lasting for a long time or for all time in the future
10. r________ n.       the act of making something available to the public

9 . At the opera house in New York city where this distinguished opera star often sings, her voice is so loud as ________ by four thousand people.

A．heard

B．to have been heard

C．to be heard

D．is heard

10 . Dogs Bow to Wolves as Cooperators

If you need help herding some sheep or retrieving a stick, you can count on your canine companion, because dogs always seem to be keen on _________. But only if their partner is a person. When it comes to cooperating with one another, dogs are truly _________… and instead it’s wolves who’ve mastered the art of teamwork. That’s according to a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

For thousands of years, humans have been breeding dogs that can do all sorts of neat tricks. And because pups aim to please, we’ve come to think that domestication has somehow _________ dogs’ powers of cooperation. But researchers in Austria have been wondering whether that notion could be barking up the wrong tree. Because left to their own devices, dogs are bigger _________ than wolves.

“So wolves live in _________ family packs, they cooperate in raising the young, they also cooperate in hunting and in defending their territory. So they really have a strong _________ on cooperation in many aspects of their lives. _________, free ranging dogs actually seek food mostly by themselves. It’s only mothers that raise their young. And they do form packs but they tend to be somewhat more _________, if you want.”

That’s Sarah Marshall-Pescini of the Wolf Science Center at the University of Vienna. She and her colleagues decided to test dogs’ and wolves’_________ powers of cooperation. In the setup, a pair of animals… either two dogs or two wolves… is __________ with a contraption (装置) that will allow the participants to __________ a tray of food… but only if both members of the team simultaneously pull on the two ends of a rope.

A dozen wolves and 14 dogs took the challenge. And the results? The wolves ran circles around their doggie descendants. In some 400 attempts, the wolf teams __________ a snack 100 times, which may not sound all that impressive until you compare it with the doggie couples, who, in nearly 500 trials, succeeded only twice.

Now, it’s not that dogs are less earnest learners. Or that they turned tail and avoided the apparatus (装置). Marshall-Pescini says the pooches (杂种狗) were __________ about the device.

“What seemed to be happening was that they didn’t want to get into conflict with each other. So they wouldn’t both go and try things on it but rather took it __________. And this really set back their capacity to cooperate.”

So rather than step on each other’s toes, the dogs took turns bowing out, giving their teammate a chance at the plate. That show of social grace left the poor pups with their tummies growling. And no __________ to enjoy.

1.

A．lending a paw

B．grabbing a bite

C．making a mess

D．taking a stand

2.

A．lost

B．skilled

C．decisive

D．confident

3.

A．disturbed

B．boosted

C．preferred

D．affected

4.

A．remedies

B．winners

C．companions

D．loners

5.

A．closely knit

B．hard won

C．locally sourced

D．well regulated

6.

A．burden

B．basis

C．mark

D．dependence

7.

A．In contrast

B．In particular

C．In reality

D．Strangely yet

8.

A．exceptional

B．hesitant

C．inseparable

D．loose

9.

A．relevant

B．related

C．relative

D．combined

10.

A．equipped

B．presented

C．crowned

D．lined

11.

A．serve

B．access

C．trap

D．fetch

12.

A．handled

B．threw

C．spotted

D．scored

13.

A．bored

B．stressful

C．curious

D．upset

14.

A．in turns

B．in balance

C．at east

D．in order

15.

A．treat

B．delight

C．pleasure

D．sight