B)完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

请先阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

If you're rubbing your hands with joy at the thought of playing an April Fools' trick on your workmates, read through my list of things   16   in the office. You may be able to make some of these jokes, but it   17    won't be funny to your workmates. Remember,   18   April l is a fun holiday, there is a professional protocol(职业操守)in the office that you still need to follow.

Send in a Resignation(辞职)Letter: Sending your boss a resignation letter is serious business, and when she finds out that your letter is a   19   ,I don't think she'll find it very funny. If you want to hang tight(保住)to your job, you might want to   20   playing this trick in the office.

Say You're   21   Sick: I've actually had a friend who said he had a short time left to  22   among his friends, and seeing as it wasn't very funny to my friends, it'll be even more improper for the office.

Free Lunch For the Office: Announcing some free offers for the office such as a free fried chicken lunch for everyone, then suddenly taking it back and saying it's a joke would lead to many   23   results. People might skip lunch and spend their morning   24   me fried chicken.

You work hard to make a good impression on people at the office, so don't wipe out your record in just one day!   25   you want to play a harmless trick, you need to find out the culture of your company to decide if an April Fools' joke is proper.

16. A. to do    B. not to do C. to learn    D. not to miss

17. A. may be    B. probable  C. properly    D. probably

18. A. because    B. since    C. although    D. as

19. A. joke    B. fun    C. note    D. message

20. A. enjoy    B. prevent C. keep    D. make

21. A. badly    B. hardly    C. probably    D. carelessly

22. A. work    B. study    C. live    D. survive

23. A. unlucky                B. unimportant

C. unhappy    D. unkind

24. A. asking for             B. waiting for

C. talking about    D. dreaming of

25. A. Even if    B. If    C. Though    D. As if

二、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分.满分30分)

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Started in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest of all the colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard.

In the early years, these schools were nearly the same. Only young men went to college. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin and Greek. Little was known about science. And few people knew that one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated, most of them became ministers or teachers.

In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyers could study in Harvard's law school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began to teach modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began to teach American history.

As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them. Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are made up of smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning. There's so much to learn that one kind of school can't offer all.

26. In the early years, people learned_______ in colleges.

A. science    B. medicine    C. law    D. Latin and Greek

27. Most of college graduates became_______ in the early years.

A. lawyers    B. doctors    C. ministers or teachers  D. businessmen

28. Which of the following is TRUE according to passage?

A. In the early years, everyone can go to colleges.

B. In 1782, Harvard began to teach German.

C. More and more courses were taught in college with the improvement of knowledge.

D. In the early years, different colleges majored in different fields.

29. Nowadays college students_______.

A. can learn everything they are interested in

B. learn the same subjects

C. must learn Latin and Greek

D. go to different smaller schools