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We know the kiss as a form of expressing affection（情感，喜爱）. But long 1 it became it, it was customary in many countries to use it as a(n) 2 of respect. Some native Africans 3 the ground over which a chief（首领）has walkeD. Kissing the hand and foot has been a mark of respect from the 4 times.
The early Romans kissed the mouth or eyes
Most likely the kiss as a form of affection can be traced back to primitive（上古的，原始的） times when a mother 9 fondle(爱抚) her child, just as a mother 10 today. It only remained for society to 11 this as a custom for expressing affection between arms.
We have evidence(根据) that this was already the 12 by the time of the sixth century, but we can only suppose it was 13 long before that. The first 14 where the kiss became accepted in courtship(求婚) was in France. From
In time, the kiss became a part of courtship. 17 marriage customs developed, the kiss became a part of the 18 ceremony (典礼，仪式）. Today we regard it as an expression of love and tenderness. 19 there are still many places in the world where the kiss is 20 of formal ceremonies and is intended to show respect.
1. A. after B. before C. until D. since
2. A. custom B. tradition C. expression D. affection
3. A. watch B. touch C. kiss D. greet
4. A. earliest B. latest C. longest D. eldest
5. A. of B. as C. for D. in
6. A. not B. little C. less D. least
7. A. last B. less C. most D. least
8. A. too B. also C. only D. ever
9. A. would B. could C. should D. will
10. A. would B. has C. doing D. does
11. A. express B. allow C. kiss D. accept
12. A. case B. event C. history D. evidence
13. A. expressed B. practised C. kissed D. discovered
14. A. city B. tribe（部落） C. society D. country
15. A. allow B. copy C. spread D. use
16. A. one B. it C. this D. that
17. A. Since B. Once C. While D. As
18. A. meeting B. greeting C. marrying D. wedding
19. A. And B. Thus C. But D. When
20. A. bit B. part C. some D. any
答案解析：
1—5 BCCAB 6—10 CDCAD 11—15 DABCB 16—20 ADDCB
1. 选B。今天，我们所了解的亲吻的功能是表示爱慕这样的情感，那么用亲吻表示尊敬，则应是很久“以前”的事了。
2. 选C。与开头expressing相呼应，故用expression。第19空前再现了类似说法。
3. 选C。前后谈论的都是“亲吻”。
4. 选A。这句话仍然是对But long before it became it …一句的例证，故发生的时间也应在很久以前。
5. 选B。类似结构还有the kiss as a form of affection，as an expression of等。
6. 选C。国王把人分成几个等级，从吻的部位不难看出一个人的地位。
7. 选D。仅让其吻身体最低部位的脚，可见其地位最低。
8. 选C。由上下文和句末感叹号推知。
9. 选A。would可用来表示过去的习惯性行为。
10. 选D。does替代前文提到的fondles her child。
11. 选D。根据上下文不难排除其他三项。
12. 选A。this is the case 情况就是这样。
13. 选B。风俗被“实践”，合乎语境。
14. 选C。这里的society指群体，city，tribe较为片面，较为武断，不能选用。
15. 选B。很快采纳了法国的做法，说明它爱“效仿”法国。
16. 选A。根据词的用法即可选定。
17. 选D。发展（develop）、变化(become)是有过程的，故选as（随着）。
18. 选D。只有“婚礼”与婚姻相关。
19. 选C。下一句所描述的亲吻功能正好与前面相反。
20. 选B。part of意为“……的一部分”。
（2）
One of the most remarkable things about the human mind is our ability to imagine the future. In our 1 we can see what has not yet happeneD. For example, while we are looking forward to
One of the 7 dreams in history is the dream of the German scientist, Kekule, who had been 8 to work out a very difficult problem in physics. He had 9 and analyzed(分析) the problem from every angle(角度) for days, but there 10 to be no way of 11 out the answer. Then one night he went to bed and dreameD. When he 12 up, he realized that he knew the answer. He had solved the problem in his 13 .
The hypnotist(催眠者)sat in the chair opposite him and spoke 14 _: I want you to concentrate on my voice. Think about 15 . You know nothing but my voice. And as you pay attention to my voice, your 16 will get heavier. Soon you’ll be asleep.
You will hear my voice and 17 my words, but your body will be asleep, your eyes are too heavy. You are 18 asleep, and when you wake up you will 19 nothing.
You will forget everything. Now I am going to 20 slowly from one to five. One, two, three, four, five.
1. A. brains B. senses C. minds D. sights
2. A. visiting B. seeking C. reaching D. discovering
3. A. imagine B. know C. feel D. guess
4. A. custom B. habit C. style D. way
5. A. quickly B. simply C. correctly D. neatly
6. A. required B. wished C. left D. expected
7. A. funny B. dull C. famous D. silly
8. A. managing B. trying C. thinking D. hoping
9. A. studied B. learned C. discussed D. researched
10. A. used B. ought C. seemed D. had
11. A. making B. finding C. turning D. letting
12. A. gave B. sat C. woke D. got
13. A. dream B. lesson C. research D. exercise
14. A. softly B. loudly C. slowly D. firmly
15. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything
16. A. eyes B. feet C. head D. body
17. A. believe B. repeat C. take D. understand
18. A. really B. extremely C. actually D. almost
19. A. accept B. remember C. hear D. receive
20. A. count B. say C. add D. speak
答案解析：
1—5 CAADC 6—10 DCBAC 11—15 BCAAC 16—20 ADDBA
1. 选C。brain 大脑。
2. 选A。此处强调过程，另三个词系短暂动词，不能这样用。
3. 选A。imagine表示一种心理描绘，与look forward to，predict 和expect 等词意相吻合。
4. 选D。这里强调的是行为方式。此外，第6个空格前重现了类似的表达方式。
5. 选C。情况经常与我们预计的不同，说明我们的预计不总是“正确的”。
6. 选D。四个选项中只有expect与predict 同义。
7. 选C。开普勒的梦不具有 funny，dull和silly的特征。
8. 选B。从下文来看，已成功地解决了问题，而不是“想”、“希望”去做，而是“尽力”去做。
9. 选A。“研究”与“分析”是紧密相联的。study 此处意为“研究”。research作“研究”讲时，若接宾语，须加上介词on 或into。
10. 选C。“好象没有办法”。
11. 选B。find out 意为“弄清”、“找出”。其余三个词组不合文意。
12. 选C。wake up“醒来”,符合情节发展的进程：睡觉——做梦——醒来。
13. 选A。由前文可知，他是在“梦”中解决了难题。
14. 选A。softly意为 gently and slowly，这是催眠者对催眠对象应该采用的方式。
15. 选C。从前后句来看，催眠者希望他什么也不要想。
16. 选A。从下文your eyes are too heavy一句中可得到暗示。
17. 选D。听到并且“理解”合乎逻辑。
18. 选D。almost asleep意为迷迷糊糊地睡着了，从眼皮沉重，还有简单的思维活动来看，不能说是完全睡着了。
19. 选B。这里的remember nothing等于下一句中的forget everything
20. 选A。后面列举的一、二、三、四、五这一串数字，表明“计数”已经开始。
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