In his talk to the students, Ballmer described what the Internet will bring to their life. He said there are several hundred Qinghua graduates now working or being trained at Microsoft both in China and in the US. He also warned the students not to drop out of school and follow the examples of Bill Gates and himself.
44. Ballmer gave a talk on ___________ at Qinghua .
A. the future of the Internet
B. how to use the software made in his company
C. what computers will bring to universities
D. his own experience from Harvard to Microsoft
45. It seemed that Ballmer came to China mainly ___________ .
A. to meet some government officials
B. to give a talk at Qinghua University
C. to manage business matters
D. to visit places of interest
46. He encouraged Chinese students ___________ .
A. to work for Microsoft in China or in America
B. to follow the examples of Bill Gates and himself
C. to work on software
D. to go on and finish their college education
47. From the passage we know Steve Ballmer ___________ .
A. graduated from Harvard University
B. asked the students a lot of questions
C. is president of Microsoft Corp.
D. started Microsoft Corp. in 1980
D
In the summer of 1978 an English man named Steven was driving his tractor through a field of wheat when he discovered something strange. Some of his wheat was lying on the ground. The flattened wheat formed(形成)a circle about six meters across . Around this circle were four smaller circles of flattened wheat.
Three years later a farmer who lived nearby discovered almost the same circles in one of his fields. These circles were larger—nearly 15 meters across. That same year, another English farmer discovered three circles of flattened wheat on his land—one large circle between two small circles . During the following years, farmers in England found circles in their fields more and more often.
The circles are called “crop circles” because they usually appear in fields of wheat or corn. The wheat in the circles lies on the ground but is never broken; it keeps on growing, and the farmers can later harvest it. Farmers always discover the crop circles in the morning, so the circles probably form at night . They appear only in the months from May to September. What causes the crop circles?
At first , people thought that some kids were making them as a joke , or that farmers were making them to attract tourists .(In fact , in 1991 , two men said they made the circles themselves , but many scientists don’t believe them .) People tried to copy them : They tried to make circles exactly like the ones the farmers had found . They couldn’t do it. They couldn’t enter a field of wheat without leaving tracks, and they couldn’t flatten the wheat without breaking it .
Several times people reported seeing stranger objects near the fields where crop circles later appeared. Many people believe that these crop circles are the messages sent by living things from outer space(外层空间)or the marks left by their spaceships .
Scientists who have studied the crop circles try to find out what causes them. In the summer of 1990 some scientists spent three weeks in the part of England where many circles have appeared. They had all the latest high-tech equipment(最新高科技设备). The equipment—worth 1.8 million dollars—got nothing. But one night, as the scientists were watching a field , crop circles formed in the field behind them , which were quite different from the others . The scientists had neither seen nor heard anything.
When Steven discovered the crop circles on his land in 1978, he said , “It was just like something that had landed in the field from the air and gone back up again . I don’t know what to make of these things.”
Crop circles have appeared in England, Japan, the United States and Russia . Experts from all over the world have studied them, and they say what Steven said : They don’t know what to make of these things .
48. Which picture is probably the one formed in the field behind the scientists?
49. “Flattened wheat” means ___________.
A. broken wheat B. lying wheat
C. harvested wheat D. growing wheat
50. The passage is mainly about something ___________.
A. that is done by living things from outer space
B. that cannot be solved but found all around the world
C. that cannot be made clear or understood
D. that is discovered and copied by the farmers
四. 完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
通读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从短文后面各题所给的四个选项中选择能填入相应空白处的最佳的一项。
I am sitting in an empty football field after my last high school football game that finished a few hours ago. I’m the mid-field player on my team . But in fact that’s not 51 now. I was the mid-field player because, as I said , this was my 52 game . That’s a good way to end a high school football career(生涯), especially if you win , but even though you don’t , it’s 53 to leave at a high point.
I was eight when I first started playing football. My dad 54 football, and he used to practice with me at home —passing, catching, running . We used to practice almost every evening 55 it got too dark. He tried to teach me everything he knew about the 56 . “Just remember: don’t ever 57 .” “Stay in the game. Don’t lose your concentration(专注).”“Go out there and give 110 percent(百分之……)every time.” Well, that was a long time ago , but I still hear his words 58 in my ears .
I had a lot on my mind 59 the game today. I don’t like things to end, I guess, and this was the last game. I was talking to myself and warning myself about what to do and not to do , I didn’t sleep at all 60 , and when the sun came up this morning , I reached the point where 61 just wanted it all to be over , finished , done . But then when the game started, my mind became 62 . I just lived in this game, this moment. I didn’t hear the crowd, I didn’t feel the cold or the pain, I never felt tired. I just kept my eyes on the 63 , and it was just me and the ball and , inside , a soft , white light 64 me the way to the goal . It was a beautiful, empty feeling.
It’s all over now, and it’s really getting cold here. It’s starting to snow. The sun’s almost gone, and I can 65 see the goal. Now it’s dark and I’m sitting here all alone. Well, I guess it’s time to say good-bye and move on.
51. A. true B. wrong C. strange D. clear
52. A. first B. last C. worst D. favourite
53. A. good B. bad C. lucky D. painful
54. A. needed B. hated C. missed D. loved
55. A. until B. when C. unless D. although
56. A. football B. game C. goal D. score
57. A. grow up B. catch up C. give up D. hurry up
58. A. ringing B. saying C. falling D. coming
59. A. from B. before C. through D. after