第1题：
What does the author mean by the word "progress" in this passage?
A．Urbanization.
B．Economic growth.
C．Cultural development.
D．Increase of population.
第2题：
What does the phrase “the wake-up call”in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?
A．a new disease
B．a clear warning
C．a dangerous animal
D．a morning call
第3题：
A、according to
B、due to
C、Based to
D、In light of
第4题：
23． What does the underlined word "beyond" mean in Chinese in this passage?
A，超出
B．不如
C．相等
D．在后面
第5题：
What does the author mean by “most people are literally having a ZZZ” (Lines 2-3, Paragraph 5)?
A They are getting impatient.
B They are noisily dozing off.
C They are feeling humiliated.
D They are busy with word puzzles.
第6题：
What does the phrase “clam up” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. become excited B. show respect
C. refuse to talkD. seek help
第7题：
What does“the days”in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A.I maginary life
B.Simple life in the past
C.Times of inventions
D.Time for constant activity
第8题：
What does the underlined word “correspondence” in the Paragraph 1 probably mean? 【 】
A.messages
B.ideas
C.connections
D.programs
第9题：
What does“meteorological experts”mean in paragraph three?_______
A．predictors
B．witch
C．weatherman
D． a kind of Englishman
第10题：
What does the writer mean by “it would be worth half what I paid for it ”(paragraph2)
A. He should get a 50% discount.
B. The price of the camera was unreasonably high.
C. The quality of the camera was not good.
D. The camera would soon fall in value.