学位英语考试练习题（四）PartIReadingComprehensionAteddybearisdeliveredtoNo.10DowningStreetafterthebirthofPrimeMinisterTonyBlairandwifeCherie’sfourthchild.Britain’sbabyalertisover-CherieBlairgavebirthtoaboy.Mrs.Blair,45,wifeofPrimeMinisterTonyBlair,hadthebabythismorning.ThebabywillbenamedLeoaftertheprimeminister’sfather,hisofficeannounced,thebabyweighedinat6pounds,12ounces.Mother,fatherandthebabyboyreturnedto10DowningStreet-theprimeminister’sofficialresidence-afterthebirth,aspokesmansaid.Thebabyisthecouples’fourthchild.“Cherieandthebabyareabsolutelyfine,”BlairsaidtodayoutsidehisDowningStreetresidence.“Heisagorgeouslittleboy.Theyarerestingrightnow.”Blair,dressedcasuallyinanopenshirt,appearedemotionalaboutthebirth,thefirstofhisfourchildrenwhosebirthhehasbeenatfrombeginningtoend.“thisisthefirsttimeI’veseenthewholethingthough,”hesaid.“itwasquiteastruggle,really,forCherie.”Theswitchboardwasreportedlylitupwithcallsfromworldleaderswishingthemwell,includingacallfromHillaryCollieryClinton.FormerprimeministerJohnMajorwasthefirstpublicfiguretogetthroughonthephoneat7a.m.onSaturday.Thebabycameaftera12-yeargapfromtheBlairsotherthreechildren-Euan,16,Nicky,14,andKathryn.HeisthefirsttobeborntoaservingBuitishprimeministerinover150years.NewsofthepregnancytookCherieandtherestofthenationbysurprisewhenitwasannouncedlastyear.AfterdecadesofmucholderoccupantsatNo.10DowningStreet,theBlairs’arrivalattheprimeminister’sresidencewiththeirchildrenandassortedtoysintowwashailedasabreathoffreshair.CherieBlair,aQueensCounselbarrister,workedrightupuntilthebaby’sbirth.Andtheoftenthornyissueofcombiningcareerandfamilywasatthecenterofherwork.OnTuesday,Mrs.BlairwasatworkintheHighCourt,challengingherhusband’sgovernmentoverparentalleave.1.Whydoesthewritermeanby“babyalert”INPARAGRAPH2?A.BecausepeopleinBritaindidn’texpectMrs.Blairtogivebirthtoaboy.B.BecauseMrs.Blairisattoohighanagetogivebirthtoababy.C.BecausethereisababydiseasespreadingaboutBritain.D.BecausepeopleinBritainwerefrightenedbythenewbornbaby.2.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueabortthebaby?A.ThisbabyisnotthethirdchildofTonyBlair.B.Heweighedinat6pounds,12ounces.C.HewasborninNo.10DowningStreet.D.Heis16yearsyoungerthanhiseldestbrother.3.Judgingfromthepassage,MrsBlair____.A.wasabituncomfortableafterthelabor.B.isaweak-bodiedwoman.C.isastrong-mindedwoman.D.isafamilywoman.4.Whatdoestheword“thorny”(inthesentence“Andtheoftenthornyissueofcombiningcareerandfamily”)mean?A.harpB.difficultC.manyD.interesting.5.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedasthebesttitleforthepassage?A.AnAnecdoteofMrs.Blair.B.PrimeMinister’sNewBaby.C.BabyAlertinBritain.D.Mrs.BlairHasaBoy.难点：1．No.10DowningStreet:唐宁街10号；英国首相居住的地方。2．Gorgeous:很棒的。3．Theswitchboard:接线总机；在这里是指世界各国的元首们都打电话祝贺布莱尔首相喜得贵子，使他的总机一直占线。4．Assorted:多样混合的。5．Barrister:律师，法律顾问；查莉.布莱尔是个坚强的事业型的女性，她在孩子出生前一直在坚持工作。PartIIVocabularyandStructure６.Ihopetogetmywife_____onthenexttriptoEurope.A.tohavecomealongwithmeB.tocomealongwithmeC.comingalongwithmeD.withmetocomealong７.Weallknowthetruth_____thereareair,waterandsunlight,therearelivingthings.A.inwhereverB.thatwhereverC.hereD.that８．Youshouldbeableto_________rightfromwrong.A.perceiveistinguishC.sightD.observe9.Iamtoobusythesedays.Iwouldratherallofyou_________nextmo...
