He became the 2) __________ for the king.

When did Einstein's family move to Munich？

A．When he was 2 years old.

B．When he was 14 years old.

C．When he finished his study.

D．When he became a teacher.

When did Einstein' s family move to Munich？

A．When he was 2 years old.

B．When he was 14 years old.

C．When he finished his study.

D．When he became a teacher.

Section B

Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice.

Thomas Alva Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Without him, the world might still be a dark place. However, the electric light was not his only invention. He also invented the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and over 1,200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new,

Thomas A. Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11, 1847. His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old. Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months. His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. His natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at a young age with electrical and mechanical things at home.

When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He became a newsboy on a train that ran between Port Huron and Detroit. He set up a laboratory in a baggage care of the train so that he could continue his experiments in his spare time. Unfortunately, his first work experience did not end well. Thomas was fired when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the baggage car.

Thomas then worked for five years as a telegraph operator, but he continued to spend much of his time on the job conducting experiments. He got his first patent in 1868 for a vote recorder run by electricity. However, the vote recorder was not a success. In 1870, he sold another invention, a stock-ticker, for $40,000. A stock-ticker is a machine that automatically prints stock prices on a tape. He was then able to build his first shop in Newark, New Jersey.

Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, but thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways. It kept conversations short, so that he could have more time for work. He called himself a "two-shift man" because he worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat.

Thomas Edison died at the age of 84 on October 18, 1931, at his estate in West Orange, New Jersey. He left numerous inventions that improved the quality of life all over the world.

Thomas Edison did things in this order: ______.

A．he became a telegraph operator, a newsboy, and then got his first patent

B．he became a newsboy, got his first patent, and then became a telegraph operator

C．he got a patent, became a telegraph operator, and then became a newsboy

D．he became a newsboy, a telegraph operator, and then got a patent

It is NOT implied in paragraph 2 that__________ ．

A.John Kennedy was an excellent serviceman in the army during the World War ll

B.Kennedy once took a job of journalist after the World Warll

C.Many irregularities arose during Kennedy’S Administration

D.Kennedy became a Congressman after he entered politics

Please read the following short story and complete 2 tasks: 1) explaining what is the etiquette problem 2) describing the correct etiquette rules in similiar situations, with reference to your own life experiences if necessary. Case Study: Nathan, a sales rep, wanted to show a customer from India visiting the United States for the first time some typical American activities. He thought the man would enjoy visiting his home for a "typical American barbeque," where he served hot dogs and hamburger. He didn't know the customer was a vegetarian, so the customer ate very little, became rather aloof, and left early.

kjobberdecided to hedge stocks while HSI was falling (market value of stocks is 5million HK dollars)down. The HSI futures margin requirement is 20%, each point50 HK dollar, the HSI is 10050 on that day.1) How did the stockjobber make hedge forhis stock assets with HSI futures ？2) Two weeks later, the HSI jumped down to8300, (market value of stocks became 4.3 million HK dollars ), the stockjobberdecided to finish his hedge, so, how much assets would he has.

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.

听力原文：M: Robert worked as a secretary for three years. Then he became a newspaperman. After that he started writing novels.

W: I know. And he's been doing that ever since.

Q: What is Rober's occupation now？

(12)

A．He's a secretary.

B．He's a novelist.

C．He's a newspaperman.

D．He's a businessman.

第三节 短文理解2

阅读下列短文，从[A]、[B]、[C]三个选项中选择一个正确答案。

A poor boy became a rich and famous singer. He got married and had two sons and two daughters. One day he said to his wife, "Our children mustn't have a hard life as we had. We must help them more than our parents helped us." The wife agreed.

So the parents sent their children to fine schools. They enjoyed expensive sports (玩物). They were given everything in life except this: they were not taught how to work. Later the parents bought businesses (商行) for their children. The sons, at 21, became the owners of banks. The girls were given shops. But soon all these businesses failed, because the young owners knew nothing of business or of work.

The man said to his wife, "Where did we do wrong？"

The singer was ______ .

A．not rich

B．poor

C．rich and famous

Task 2

Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45.

Thomas Alva Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Without him, the world might still be a dark place. However, it was not his only invention. He also invented the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and over 1,200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new.

Born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11, 1847, Edison's family moved to Port Huron, Michigan when he was seven years old. Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months. His mother taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. His natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at a young age with electrical and mechanical things at home.

When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He became a newsboy on a train. He set up a laboratory in a baggage car of the train so that he could continue his experiments in his spare time. Unfortunately, he was fired when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the baggage car.

Thomas then worked for five years as a telegraph operator, but he continued to spend much of his time on experiments. He got his first patent in 1868 for a vote recorder run by electricity. However, the vote recorder was not a success. In 1870, he sold another invention, a stock-ticker, for $40,000. A stock-ticker is a machine that automatically prints stock prices on a tape. He was then able to build his first shop in Newark, New Jersey.

Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, but thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways. It kept conversations short, so that he could have more time for work. He called himself a "two-shift man" because he worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat.

Thomas Edison did things in this order ______.

A．he became a telegraph operator, a newsboy, and then got his first patent

B．he became a newsboy, got his first patent, and then became a telegraph operator

C．he got a patent, became a telegraph operator, and then became a newsboy

D．he became a newsboy, a telegraph operator, and then got a patent

Passage Two The bar was set at nine inches higher than his personal best. That's only one inch off the National record, he thought. He became more tense. Why was this happening to him now, he thought. He began to get nervous. “Afraid” would be a more accurate description. What was he going to do？ He had never experienced these feelings. The intensity of the moment filled his mind with anxiety. He began shaking the tension from his body. It wasn't working. It was simple. His mother always used to tell him when you felt tense, anxious or even scared, take deep breaths. So he did. Then out of nowhere, and from the deepest depths of his soul, he envisioned (saw) his mother. Why now？ What was his mother doing in his thoughts at a time like this？ 《全新版大学英语综合教程第二册》Unit 5 Which will be the correct logical order of the sentences in Passage Two？

A、2, 1, 4, 3

B、1, 2, 3, 4

C、3, 1, 2, 4

D、1, 2, 4, 3