1.A.attraction B.brightness C.warmth D.charm

2.A.crash B.experience C.catastrophe D.memory

3.A.struck B.happened C.occurred D.appealed

4.A.eventually B.therefore C.meanwhile D.otherwise

5.A.choose B.stay C.go D.see

6.A.left B.forgotten C.lost D.heard

7.A.changes B.references C.trials D.adjustments

8.A.terms B.favour C.spite D.place

9.A.collapsed B.cried C.sighed D.escaped

10.A.possibly B.simply C.frankly D.inevitably

11.A.unbelievable B.unstable C.unfamiliar D.unlikely

12.A.fear B.imperfection C.concern D.unfairness

13.A.fit B.live C.stand D.realize

14.A.abandon B.strengthen C.broaden D.regain

15.A.stuck B.hit C.slipped D.jumped

16.A.stopped B.fell C.bounced D.went

17.A.reasonable B.realistic C.impossible D.potential

18.A.dreams B.abilities C.limitations D.achievements

19.A.control B.pity C.charge D.reach

20.A.proposed B.invited C.included D.extended

答案

1.B　2.C　3.C　4.D　5.C　6.A　7.D　8.C　9.A　10.B　11.C　12.B　13.A　14.B　15.A　16.D　17.C　18.C　19.D　20.B　

第二节 阅读理解

The idea of exploring the past through the human history of a single crop has been around for a while. What is striking about James Walvin's new book is that, while focusing only on sugar, it does not restrict itself to the past. Rather, the book takes the story of perhaps the most popular crop of all time and brings it disturbingly into the present day.